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🇲🇼Malawi

Bombe

A Malawian fish dish cooked with tomato, onion and groundnut or leafy relish.

🇲🇼Malawi

Chambo

Tilapia (Oreochromis species) from Lake Malawi, the country's most prized freshwater fish; usually grilled, fried, or cooked in a simple tomato stew and served with nsima.

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Kambuzi

Small, colourful haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi that now make up the bulk of many inshore catches; usually sun-dried, fried, or used to enrich relishes.

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Kampango

A large predatory catfish (Bagrus meridionalis) from Lake Malawi, now critically endangered but highly prized; fillets are deep-fried or barbecued and served on special occasions.

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Kapenta

Matemba

Small freshwater sardines netted at night on Lake Kariba under lamps, sun-dried on racks and then fried with tomato and onion.

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Mlamba

A Malawian river-fish preparation simmered with tomato, onion and local aromatics.

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Mpasa

Lake Malawi fish prepared by grilling or frying and served with nsima.

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Sanjika

Small Lake Malawi fish cooked with tomato and onion as a daily relish.

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Usipa

Small sardine-like fish (Engraulicypris sardella) from Lake Malawi, the most consumed fish by volume; usually sun-dried and eaten whole, fried, or ground into relishes.

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Utaka

Small cichlids (Copadichromis species) from Lake Malawi, often sun-dried for preservation; an important protein source and common relish ingredient.