The cuisine of Cape-Verde - Africa

The foods of Cape-Verde

Creole, Portuguese, African and Brazilian gastronomy have all influenced the food and drink of the isles.
Cachupa is the archipelago’s national dish. This slow-cooked, 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. .
Cachupa Rica is the fish version of this popular stew. .
Buzio is a tasty slow-cooked stew made with shellfish (usually mussels) and soya sauce. .
Cado de Peixe ou Caiderado is a fish dish (usually Cavala) with potato, pumpkin, carrots, vegetables and tomato puree. .
Bafas is a snack or appetiser of fish cooked with tomato, onion and peppers in breadcrumbs. .
Carpachio is raw tuna, sliced finely and marinated in lime, oil and salt. .
Tuna Tartar is also raw tuna chopped and marinated in a soy dressing. .
Morreia is eel, fried in oil. .
Lagosta suada is a steamed lobster. .
Percebes (sea fingers or gooseneck barnacles) are bizarre looking, finger-like barnacles, eaten by cracking off the end and peeling the skin to reveal the meat which is similar in texture to squid.

The types of Cuisines in Cape-Verde are influenced by:

The regional cuisine

Spain - See the recipes

Asparagus with orange and endive salad Broccoli with garlic Candied grapefruit peel Chicken and pasta salad with asparagus Coconut-almond bars Easter bunny cake Lamb shanks braised in red wine Lemon tart with walnut crust Marinated cod fillet with corn pudding Marinated mussels Marinated vegetables Mussels mariniere Mussels with leeks saffron and cream Paella of mussels Paella valenciana Pasta with broccoli and garbanzo beans Plum raspberry sorbet Pork scallopines with puree of chestnuts Puree of celery root Red endives and spinach salad Roasted acorn squash Roasted salmon with creamy endives Spanish fish stew Spanish mussels Spanish olive oil tortas - tortas de aceite Spanish omelets spinach and chickpeas Strawberry and peach compote Strawberry cheese cake in macaroon crust Strawberry-orange sherbet Tomato stuffed with creamy cheese with gazpacho Walnut crescents

Portugal - See the recipes

Red pepper mousse

African - See the recipes

Chicken salad Ethiopian injera Moroccan spiced chicken breasts Moroccan spiced chickpea soup shortbread cookies with Nutella Skillet chicken and rice

Cooking in Cape-Verde