Cabo Verde Cuisine. Cachupa Rica Cape Verde's national dish a stew made with fish meat and vegetables Buzio A tasty traditional slowcooked stew made with shellfish (usually mussells) and soya sauce Bol de CusCus A delicious cake made with corn and sugar usually served warm with butter and cabra cheese.
Arroz de Marisco rice with seafood (such as fish) Arroz de Peixe rice with one or more types of fish Bife de atum tuna steak Bife serra swordfish steak.
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National DishesFishSeafoodDessertsCachupa is the archipelago’s national dish This slowcooked hearty stew made with beans corn kernels vegetables and fish or meat is a type of Feijoada and is Portuguese in origin It is commonly served with rice Soups are also popular such as Canjo a thick chicken soup with rice onions and carrots And braised meats are not uncommon but fresh fish and seafood really are the order of the day Photo credit DuncanCV / Creative Commons Cachupa Ricais the fish version of this popular stew Buziois a tasty slowcooked stew made with shellfish (usually mussels) and soya sauce Cado de Peixe ou Caideradois a fish dish (usually Cavala) with potato pumpkin carrots vegetables and tomato puree Bafasis a snack or appetiser of fish cooked with tomato onion and peppers in breadcrumbs Carpachiois raw tuna sliced finely and marinated in lime oil and salt Tuna Tartaris also raw tuna chopped and marinated in a soy dressing Morreiais eel fried in oil Lagosta suadais a steamed lobster Percebes(sea fingers or gooseneck barnacles) are bizarre looking fingerlike barnacles eaten by cracking off the end and peeling the skin to reveal the meat which is similar in texture to squid Cracasis another barnacle served still clinging to the rock with a slice of lemon and a long thin implement used for hooking out the cracas from its shell Lapasis stewed limpets and peppers There is a wonderful diversity of fruits grown on the islands including papaya guavas mangos and coconuts and these all find their way into popular desserts including the simple yet delicious jelly Doce de Papaya Other dishes to look out for are Bol de CusCus a scumptious cake made with corn and sugar usually served warm with butter and cabra (goat’s) cheese and Queijo de Cabra com Doce de Popoia a typical dessert again served with slices of cabra cheese and also papaya jam Last but not least Fogo coffee puddingis a must Have we whetted your appetite? Browse our website for your next holidayto this exciting archipelago off the shores of Africa If you enjoyed this article then look out for a future post about ‘What to drink on the islands of Cape Verde’.
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Corn and beans are staples of Cape Verdean cuisine Also popular are rice fried potatoes cassava and vegetables such as carrots kale squash fish and meat such as tuna sawfish lobster chicken grilled pork and eggs One legacy of the Portuguese on the islands is olives and Alentejo wines which are still imported.
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Ingredients 4 cups flour 1 tablespoon dry yeast 1 cup warm milk 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar White pepper 1 egg Olive oil 4 fish fillets 2 diced onions 3 crushed cloves of garlic 1 shallot 2 red bell peppers 2 green hot peppers 3 peeled tomatoes Salt and pepper Category Cape VerdeVideo Duration 46 secTotal Calories 1478.