Angolan Cuisine: Muamba, Calulu & Luanda's Restaurant Scene
Taste Angola's extraordinary cuisine — a fusion of African, Portuguese, and Brazilian influences built on palm oil, dried fish, and tropical ingredients
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Muamba de Galinha Restaurant
Angola's national dish — chicken braised in palm oil with okra, garlic and chili, served with a mountain of funje corn porridge
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Calulu dried fish stew
Dried fish cooked with sweet potato leaves, tomatoes and palm oil in a traditional clay pot — the taste of coastal Angola on a plate
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Portuguese Bacalhau Heritage
500 years of Portuguese rule left a love of salt cod — bacalhau in Luanda comes Portuguese style, baked with potatoes and olive oil
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Fresh seafood at Marginal
The weight restaurants along the Marginal serve the catch of the Atlantic — fresh dorada, lobster and carapau horse mackerel, grilled simply with lemon
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Angolan Street Food Scene
Abará beans, roasted corn and sugarcane juice sold from carts — the most authentic Luanda food costs next to nothing
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Cuca and Eka beer evening
The two rival Angolan lager brands are debated as passionately as football teams — a cold Cuca in a waterfront bar is the typical Luanda night