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bokenzu
bo-KE-nzu
spicy
French: épicé / pimenté
Madesu oyo ezali bokenzu.
These beans are spicy.
Ces haricots sont épicés.
Spicy — the bite of pili-pili in the pot. Bokenzu is spicy or piquant. Congolese cooking loves heat — pili-pili (chilli) in the sauce — and a dish that is bokenzu wakes the whole mouth.
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