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kwanga
KWAN-ga
cassava bread (chikuwange)
French: chikwangue / pain de manioc
Pesa ngai kwanga mpo na kolia na tomson.
Give me cassava bread to eat with the mackerel.
Donne-moi du chikwangue pour manger avec le chinchard.
Kwanga (chikuwange) — fermented cassava bread wrapped in marantaceae leaves. A defining Kongo staple. Dense, slightly sour, kwanga keeps for days, travels well, and pairs with fried fish, mpondu, or palm-oil sauces. The food of the river and the road.
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