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1. No African country names begin with the letters F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X, or Y.

2. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent.

3. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa.

Portuguese Food From Angola Africa

Portuguese Muamba Chicken Stew and Funge is a fresh take on food from Angola Africa. Muamba de Galinha also known as Muamba chicken stew is Portuguese chicken stewed in Muamba sauce.

Funge is an authentic side dish for classic Angolan stews
Making funge

Angolan food is simple to make good and the classic national dish of Angolan Chicken Stew, flavored with garlic, hot chilis, pumpkin, okra, cooked in palm oil eaten with Funge, a cassava firm dough is one of the best food recipes Angola has to offer the culinary world.

Portuguese is the official language of Africa's 7th largest county of Angola. In 1483 Portuguese arrive to the current most expensive captial city in the world, Luanda Angola. Portuguese food, culture and language still have major influence on Angolans. Angola's name is derived from the Portuguese from the title Ngola held by kings of the Ndongo. Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola.

In Angola, as in other countries of the globe, local products determine the culinary composition of the dishes. In addition, many of its regions, despite belonging to the same country, have their seasoning variations.


Chicken Moamba is a dinner dish that exemplifies Angolan recipes using palm oil for flavor. Muamba de Galinha is Portuguese Chicken in Muamba sauce served with Funge.

Portuguese Angolan chicken moamba is traditionally eaten on weekends or days reserved for longer cooking times. It is a kind of chicken stew, with palm oil, served with funge that is a typical recipe of Angola made from corn or cassava flour.

Muamba de Galinha also known as Muamba chicken stew is Portuguese chicken stewed in garlic, hot pepper, pumpkin, okra, palm oil Muamba sauce. The palm oil tree is indigenous to West Africa, naturally occurring along the 300-mile coastline strip from the Gambia to Angola. 

As with many African food recipes, it is normal for there to be variations of traditional dishes and Chicken Muamba Angolan Chicken Stew is no exception.


Moamba Angolan Stew
Moamba Angolan Stew

Portuguese Chicken Moamba Angolan Chicken Stew Ingredients and Directions.

Ingredients.

6 pieces of chicken

2 cups cubed fresh cooking pumpkins

2 large red tomato, diced

4 cups fresh sliced okra

2 white onions, diced

1 cup of canned white beans

1 cup palm oil

5 cloves garlic

Juice of one lemon

1 Maggie vegetable cube

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon chili powder

3 chopped chili peppers

5 cups water

Angolan chicken stew and funge
Angolan chicken stew and funge

Directions.

Season chicken with spices, garlic and lemon juice and marinate 2 hours or overnight for maximum flavor. In a large fry pan over medium heat, warm the palm oil, add chicken and vegetables, add the water last. Simmer for 2 hours until chicken is tender. Serve over Funge.

Rui eating funge with his family in Huambo Angola.
Rui eating funge with his family in Huambo Angola.


About Funge.

Funge is an authentic side dish for classic Angolan stews; here is the recipe below. Funge is cooked in boiling water until it reaches a stiff or firm dough-like consistency. The main difference between fufu and Funge is fufu is pounded while Funge is boiled.


Angolan Portuguese Funge Ingredients and Directions.
Ingredients.
1/2 cups cassava flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups water

Directions.
Add boiling water in a large bowl; add salt mix ingredients together well. Too much water and your Funge will be thin, too little water and the Funge is too thick. Stirring constantly until thick paste forms. Funge is eaten by out pulling small pieces and squeezing it lightly to form a ball with the dough to scoop sauce. Use Funge in place of your fork and spoon.


Did you know Portuguese is spoken in a number of African countries and is the official language in six African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea. In Mozambique, 10 percent of the African population speak Portuguese as a first language. 

In Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), 100 percent of the African population speak Portuguese as a first language. Many Africans speak Portuguese as a second language. The Portuguese language is the third most spoken western language after English and Spanish.

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Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.

Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.

Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.

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