Tag Archives: Congo

Making fufu the Congolese way

Posted on January 13, 2015 by

I have been missing Africa lately. I was overjoyed when a friend of mine bought me some cassava flour; I knew I wanted to use it to make fufu. Fufu is the starch staple of large parts of Africa, but … Continue reading →

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Goat cutlets with peanut sauce

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

Goat is the most common meat in the Congo. The infrastructure isn’t good enough to sustain big agribusiness, so the overwhelming majority of food is local grown and locally consumed. In Kinshasa, a popular pastime is to go out with … Continue reading →

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Christmas at the proles in Kinshasa

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

I spent my last two Christmases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I had a wonderful Christmas at home this year. We had an incredible feast with cider glazed ham, stuffed turkey, potatoes roasted in duck fat, sweet roast pumpkin, green … Continue reading →

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Kinshasa Breakfast | Breakfast in Kinshasa (petit déjeuner à Kin)

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

The first time I went to the Democratic Republic of Congo, I stayed with a Law Professor from the University of Kinshasa. He also spent some time on staff at the University of Portland in the United States. The head … Continue reading →

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