Copper COPPER
Download

← All countries

🇨🇩 Traditional dishes from Congo DRC

3 dishes people actually cook in Congo DRC: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

🇨🇩

The dart landed on Congo DRC. Drag to spin the planet.

Fufu

30 min · easy · 4 ingredients

Fufu, a traditional dish from Congo DRC

Enjoy the smooth and hearty texture of fufu!

  • 500 g cassava
  • 300 g plantains
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

Moambe

90 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Moambe, a traditional dish from Congo DRC

Savor the rich flavors of this Congolese classic!

  • 800 g chicken
  • 100 ml palm oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 200 g tomato paste
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bananas

Saka saka

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Saka saka, a traditional dish from Congo DRC

A savory and hearty dish from Congo, full of flavor.

  • 500 g cassava leaves
  • 200 g peanut butter
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 ml water

What do people eat in Congo DRC?

The three dishes from Congo DRC documented in Copper are Fufu, Moambe and Saka saka. Onion and peanut butter each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 16 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Congo DRC?

The three recipes need 16 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Peanut butter is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 18 use peanut butter. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Congo DRC take?

Fufu is the quickest at 30 minutes. Moambe is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Congo DRC is easiest to make at home?

Fufu is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

Get the step-by-step recipes