Mfumbwa - ingredients from market

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Description: English: Mfumbwa, popular in Congo, and throughout the central Africa forested equatorial zone, a dish made with finely chopped leaves of the vine Gnetum africanum cooked into a sauce made with peanut butter. Rich in nutrition and energy, usually served with a starchy accompaniment such as fufu (cassava flour/maize or plaintain, also spelled as fou-fou) or chikwangue. Shown here typical ingredients as sold in the Kinshasa market: peanut butter, finely chopped Gnetum africanum leaves, smoked dried eels, red palm oil, onions, fresh capiscum peppers plus sachets of cassava flour and maize flour to make the fufu accompaniment. Date: 21 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: T.K. Naliaka.