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🇸🇹 Traditional dishes from Sao Tome and Principe

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

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Calulu

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Calulu, a traditional dish from Sao Tome and Principe

A rich and flavorful stew from São Tomé!

  • 600 g chicken
  • 100 ml palm oil
  • 2 onions
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 200 g okra
  • 150 g fish (dried)
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Feijoada

180 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Feijoada, a traditional dish from Sao Tome and Principe

A hearty stew that warms the soul with every bite.

  • 400 g black beans
  • 500 g pork shoulder
  • 200 g chorizo sausage
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1000 ml water

Muamba de galinha

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Muamba de galinha, a traditional dish from Sao Tome and Principe

A flavorful chicken stew from São Tomé and Príncipe.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 100 ml palm oil
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500 ml water

What do people eat in Sao Tome and Principe?

The three dishes from Sao Tome and Principe documented in Copper are Calulu, Feijoada and Muamba de galinha. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are simmered. 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 Sao Tome and Principe?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them, of which 6 are shared by more than one dish. Green bell pepper and palm oil are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 14 use green bell pepper and 18 use palm oil. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Sao Tome and Principe take?

Calulu is the quickest at 90 minutes. Feijoada is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Sao Tome and Principe is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Sao Tome and Principe here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Calulu is the shortest way in.

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