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Angolan food: discover traditional cuisine

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Culinary influences

Staple ingredients

Key flavorings

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Angola is a large country in southwestern Africa, with about 35 million people, Portuguese is the official language. The country is dominated by oil wealth, possesses significant diamond deposits, and other mineral resources. However, this resource wealth hasn’t translated into broad prosperity – most Angolans still live in poverty.

Angola endured one of Africa’s longest and most devastating civil wars, which left the country’s infrastructure in ruins and created millions of refugees.  Since the war’s end, Angola has been rebuilding…

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The average Angolan daily plate size is

1516 g.
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Grains

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Fish and seafood

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Produce

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Eggs and dairy

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Meats

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Sugar, fats and nuts

Core ingredients

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Herbs

AFRICAN BASIL

PREKESE

BAY LEAVES

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Spices

GRAINS OF PARADISE

CALABASH NUTMEG

DRY CHILI

MBONGO

BLACK PEPPER

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Aromatics

GARLIC

ONION

GINGER

CHILI PEPPERS

LEMON

LIME

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Condiments

FERMENTED FISH/SEAFOOD

DRIED FISH/SEAFOOD

FERMENTED BEANS

TAMARIND

PALM OIL

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