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DR Congo

Moambé chicken, fufu and river fish in palm-rich sauces.

Iconic recipes

Poulet à la Moambé, a DR Congo main dish
Main🇨🇩 DR Congo

Poulet à la Moambé

DR Congo's national dish — chicken slow-braised in palm-fruit sauce with chili and garlic.

1h 30m 6Medium
Fufu, a DR Congo side dish
Side🇨🇩 DR Congo

Fufu

Smooth dough of cassava (and sometimes plantain) flour — Congo's universal companion to stews.

30m 4Easy
Saka-Saka, a DR Congo main dish
Main🇨🇩 DR Congo

Saka-Saka

Pounded cassava leaves slow-simmered with palm oil, smoked fish and onion.

2h 6Easy
Mikate, a DR Congo dessert dish
Dessert🇨🇩 DR Congo

Mikate

Congolese yeast doughnuts scented with banana and nutmeg.

2h 12Easy
Liboke ya Mbisi, a DR Congo main dish
Main🇨🇩 DR Congo

Liboke ya Mbisi

Whole river fish steamed in banana leaves with onion, tomato and chili.

45m 4Easy
Poulet à la Moambé, a DR Congo main dish
Main🇨🇩 DR Congo

Poulet à la Moambé

DRC's iconic palm-nut chicken stew — silky red sauce over rice and saka saka.

1h 15m 4Medium