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liboke
li-BO-ke
packet cooked in banana leaves
French: papillote (en feuilles de bananier)
Liboke ya mbisi ezali na moto.
The fish packet is cooking over the fire.
Le paquet de poisson cuit sur le feu.
Liboke — a leaf-wrapped steamed parcel (food-specific sense; cf. #424). Fish, spices, and palm oil tied tightly in banana leaves and slow-cooked over coals. Liboke ya mbisi is one of the iconic dishes of the Congo.
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