Namibia
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Kapana
Windhoek's street meat: kapana — strips of beef grilled at open market stalls, cut with a panga, dusted with kapana spice and eaten standing with salsa and fat cakes. Ingredients: beef strips, kapana spice (chile, salt,…
Oshithima
The mahangu porridge: oshithima — a stiff pearl-millet porridge of the Ovambo north, served with spinach (ombidi), chicken or fish — Namibia's northern foundation. Ingredients: mahangu (pearl millet) flour, water; ombidi…
Marathon Chicken
The free-range chicken: 'marathon chicken' — the tough, deeply flavoured village chicken (so named for its athletic life) stewed with onions and tomatoes in the north. Ingredients: free-range chicken, onions, tomatoes, m…
Game and Biltong (Namibia)
The game plate: oryx, kudu or springbok grilled or as biltong — Namibia's desert game meats, lean and mineral, at the braai and in the dried-meat tradition. Ingredients: game steaks (oryx/kudu), salt, pepper, coriander (…
World Cuisines
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