Celtnet Mozambique Recipes and Cookery, Home Page





Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the East African country of Mozambique. Here you will find all the recipes from Mozambique on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Mozambican recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Mozambican recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Mozambique given below.)

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Mozambique and its Cuisine

Mozambique, officially: Repblica de Moambique, Republic of Mozambique is a Portugese-speaking nation in East Africa. They were colonized by Portugal in 1505 and gained independence on June 25th 1975. The capital and largest city is Maputo. The estimated four million Makua are the dominant group in the northern part of the country; the Sena and Shona (mostly Ndau) are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominate in southern Mozambique. Other groups include Makonde, Yao, Swahili, Tonga, Chopi, and Nguni (including Zulu). Bantu people comprise 99.66% of the population, the remaining 0.34% include Europeans 0.06% (largely of Portuguese ancestry), Euro-Africans 0.2% (mestio people of mixed Bantu and Portuguese heritage), and Indians 0.08%. Portuguese is the official and most widely spoken language of the nation, because Bantus speak several of their different languages (most widely used of these are Swahili, Makhuwa, Sena, Ndau, and Shangaan these have many Portuguese-origin words), but 40% of all people speak it 33.5%, mostly Bantus, as their second language and only 6.5%, mostly white Portuguese and mestios, speak it as their first language. Arabs, Chinese, and Indians speak their own languages (Indians from Portuguese India speak any of the Portuguese Creoles of their origin) aside from Portuguese as their second language. Most educated Mozambicans speak English, which is used in schools and business as second or third language. The latest census (1997) revealed the following religious affiliations: 2% identified themselves as Roman Catholic; 24.25% claimed to not be affiliated with a religion; 18.7% adhering to Zionism (an African form of Christianity); 17.8% of the population were cited as Muslims; 11.45% as other non-Catholic Christians; 3.6% as "other".

Mozambican cuisine is exemplified by cornmeal, millet, rice or hot stews. Due to it's position in southern West Africa the country was n important stepping-off point for the spice trade. Contact with the Portugese led to new spicing methods and the roasting of meats. Curries (locally called 'Caril') were introduced by Malay settlers and tend to be very hot. Indeed hot pepper, or 'Piri-Piri' sauces are very popular in Mozambique. The nation's staple, however, is a porridge made from a mix of ground maize and dried cassava.



The alphabetical list of recipes from Mozambique follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 9 recipes in total:


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Feijoada Moçambicana
(Mozambican Bean Stew)
     Origin: Mozambique
Mozambican Lime Drink
     Origin: Mozambique
Salade Pera de Abacate
(Avocado Salad)
     Origin: Mozambique
Frango a Portugesa
(Chicken the Portuguese Way)
     Origin: Mozambique
Mozambique Peri-Peri
     Origin: Mozambique
Shrimp and Seafood the Mozambique Way
     Origin: Mozambique
Matata
(Clam and Peanut Stew)
     Origin: Mozambique
Peri Peri Kari
(Fiery Prawn Curry)
     Origin: Mozambique
Sopa de Feijao Verde
(String Bean Soup)
     Origin: Mozambique

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