São Tomé and Príncipe
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Calulu (São Tomé)
The island calulu: São Tomé's famous fish calulu — dried and fresh fish layered with okra, eggplant, sweet-potato leaves and palm oil, simmered into the islands' national dish (the Atlantic twin of Angola's). Ingredients…
Feijão com Arroz (São Tomé)
The cocoa islands' bean and oil rice: feijão à moda da terra — beans and rice cooked with palm oil and sometimes dried fish — plantation food turned home classic. Ingredients: red beans, rice, palm oil, onions, dried fis…
Banana Frita (São Tomé)
The fried banana constant: bananas and breadfruit fried in palm or coconut oil, served with every meal on the equator islands — the side that never leaves the table. Ingredients: cooking bananas or breadfruit, palm or co…
Arroz Doce (São Tomé)
The sweet rice pudding of the islands: arroz doce — rice simmered in coconut milk with sugar, cinnamon and lemon, served at festivals — with the islands' chocolate never far away. Ingredients: rice, coconut milk, sugar,…
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