Copper COPPER
Download

← All countries

🇳🇦 Traditional dishes from Namibia

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

🇳🇦

The dart landed on Namibia. Drag to spin the planet.

Biltong

120 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Biltong, a traditional dish from Namibia

Savor the rich, spiced flavor of homemade biltong!

  • 800 g beef fillet
  • 40 g coarse salt
  • 10 g black pepper
  • 15 g coriander seeds
  • 50 ml vinegar
  • 10 g brown sugar

Kapana

30 min · easy · 7 ingredients

Kapana, a traditional dish from Namibia

Savor the rich, smoky flavors of Namibian street food.

  • 800 g beef steak
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • 100 ml chili sauce

Pap

30 min · easy · 3 ingredients

Pap, a traditional dish from Namibia

Creamy maize porridge, a Namibian comfort food.

  • 250 g maize meal
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

What do people eat in Namibia?

The three dishes from Namibia documented in Copper are Biltong, Kapana and Pap. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 14 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Namibia?

The three recipes need 14 ingredients between them. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Namibia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Namibia take?

Kapana is the quickest at 30 minutes. Biltong is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Namibia is easiest to make at home?

Kapana and Pap are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

Get the step-by-step recipes