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🇿🇦South Africa

Chakalaka

A South African spicy vegetable relish of onions, tomatoes, carrots, beans, garlic, and chili, served with pap or bread. A national and township staple, spicy and savory, a braai and comfort companion

🇳🇦Namibia

Dried Wild Spinach

Omboga

Dried wild spinach — a traditional Namibian vegetable, gathered wild and dried for storage, then rehydrated and cooked with onions and tomatoes; served with pap.

🇳🇦Namibia

Ekaka

Wild spinach gathered in northern Namibia — similar to omboga, cooked with onions and tomatoes, served with pap; one of several wild-foraged greens in the Owambo diet.

🇳🇦Namibia

Epwaka

Traditional Owambo spinach dish — wild greens cooked with palm oil or butter, seasoned and served with pap; a daily vegetable accompaniment in northern Namibia.

🇳🇦Namibia

Ombidi

Another variety of wild spinach from northern Namibia — gathered, dried, and cooked into a side dish with pap; part of the trio of wild greens (ekaka/omboga/ombidi) in Owambo cuisine.