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makemba
ma-KEM-ba
plantains
French: bananes plantains
Mama akalingi makemba ya kotela.
Mother fried ripe plantains.
Maman a frit des bananes plantains mures.
Makemba — cooking plantains. Green makemba boil into fufu-like sides; ripe makemba fry into sweet golden discs (makemba ya kokalinga). One of the most beloved daily carbohydrates across DRC.
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