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🇨🇬 Traditional dishes from Congo

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

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Fufu

30 min · medium · 4 ingredients

Fufu, a traditional dish from Congo

Enjoy the smooth, stretchy delight of fufu!

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

Liboké

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Liboké, a traditional dish from Congo

Savor the vibrant flavors of Congo with Liboké!

  • 800 g fish
  • 4 banana leaves
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 100 ml groundnut oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp ginger

Moambe

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Moambe, a traditional dish from Congo

A rich and flavorful chicken stew from Congo.

  • 800 g chicken thighs
  • 100 ml palm oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Congo?

The three dishes from Congo documented in Copper are Fufu, Liboké and Moambe. Ginger and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 17 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Congo?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Congo entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Congo 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 is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Congo here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Fufu is the shortest way in.

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