Meat
Dried Caterpillars
Mbinzo
DR Congo
Dried caterpillars, a Congolese delicacy; listed in Chef's Pencil and Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; in Kinshasa, generally cooked with a light white sauce of onions, oil, and red chili; recipes across the country are varied and creative; can be associated with mayebo (mushrooms) or mixed with mbika; edible insects are eaten across the Congo and have a nutty flavor; a sustainable protein.
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What it is
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Dried caterpillars, a Congolese delicacy; listed in Chef's Pencil and Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; in Kinshasa, generally cooked with a light white sauce of onions, oil, and red chili; recipes across the country are varied and creative; can be associated with mayebo (mushrooms) or mixed with mbika; edible insects are eaten across the Congo and have a nutty flavor; a sustainable protein.
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The caterpillars should be dried; cooked with onions, oil, and red chili in Kinshasa; recipes vary across the country; edible insects with a nutty flavor; a sustainable protein; found at markets and traditional restaurants; an acquired taste for outsiders; the insect delicacy of the Congo.
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