World Cuisines

Saka-Saka

Congo

Brazzaville's cassava-leaf icon: saka-saka (pondu's twin across the river) ground fine and simmered with groundnuts and palm oil — the Republic of Congo's national plate. Ingredients: cassava leaves, groundnuts, palm oil or palm pulp, smoked fish, onions, salt.

What it is

Brazzaville's cassava-leaf icon: saka-saka (pondu's twin across the river) ground fine and simmered with groundnuts and palm oil — the Republic of Congo's national plate. Ingredients: cassava leaves, groundnuts, palm oil or palm pulp, smoked fish, onions, salt. Recipe: 1) Grind leaves to a fine paste. 2) Boil in water until dark. 3) Add nuts and oil; simmer long. 4) Add fish; season. Serve: with fufu or rice, beside makayabu. Flavor: green, nutty, profound. History: the two Congos share the leaf and argue the details — Brazzaville's saka-saka leans on groundnuts. See also: Makayabu, Liboke (Congo).

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