Moambe

Palm butter or palm cream, frequently known as moambe, mwambe or nyembwe, is an ingredient made from the pericarp (not the seeds) of palm nuts, the fruit of the

Moambe
Oil palm fruit
Harvesting palm nuts for moambe

Palm butter or palm cream, frequently known as moambe, mwambe or nyembwe, is an ingredient made from the pericarp (not the seeds) of palm nuts, the fruit of the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) tree. It is an important ingredient in stews and sauces in Africa.

Dishes made with the sauce often include peanuts, peanut sauce, or peanut butter. The meat usually used in the dishes is chicken but other meats, such as beef, fish, mutton, or any wild game meat, such as crocodile or venison, are used as well. Moambe chicken is considered a national dish of three African countries.

Regional variations

Dish of poulet moambe

In order to make palm butter, palm nuts are boiled and then pounded. The pulp is mixed with water, sieved and boiled again. Canned palm soup base, also called sauce graine or noix de palme may be used instead[1]

Angola

In Angola, the dish is called moamba de galinha. It is considered a national dish. It is usually served with funge, a manioc purée. It is sometimes made with fish.[2]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

In western regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mwambi or mwambe (Lingala: mwǎmba) is the name given to the sauce of palm oil or peanuts.[3] Poulet à la Moambé, "chicken in a moambe sauce", is a considered the Congo's national dish.[4]

Gabon

In Gabon, the sauce is usually called nyembwe, from the Myene word for palm oil.[5] The most important dish using nyembwe is nyembwe chicken (French: poulet [au] nyembwe or poulet [au] gnemboue) which is considered a national dish of Gabon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Palm Butter Soups". The Congo Cookbook. 2018-07-18. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ↑ Hamilton,Cherie. Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters New York: Hippocrene Books, 2001. p. 219
  3. ↑ Travel: 192-Part Guide to the World Part 41 Congo (Kinshasa)[dead link]
  4. ↑ "The Proven Platter – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)". Together Women Rise. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Oiling the Wheels of the Economy." Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Gabon. Winter 2007. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2009

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