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What to eat in DR Congo

The 10 best dishes in DR Congo

Cassava, river fish and the Kinshasa grill.

1

Moambe chicken

Eaten all over DR Congo

Chicken in palm nut sauce, the national dish.

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2

Fufu

Eaten all over DR Congo

Cassava dough for scooping stews.

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3A photo like it

Pondu

Eaten all over DR Congo

Cassava leaves stewed with palm oil and fish.

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Liboké

Best: Kinshasa

Fish steamed in banana leaves with spices.

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Makayabu

Best: Kinshasa

Salted fish cooked with tomato and onion.

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6

Chikwangue

Eaten all over DR Congo

Fermented cassava loaves wrapped in leaves.

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Ntaba

Best: Kinshasa

Grilled goat at the street grill.

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Madesu

Eaten all over DR Congo

Beans stewed with tomato, onion and palm oil, eaten every day with rice or fufu.

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Mbinzo

Eaten all over DR Congo

Caterpillars fried in palm oil with onion and chilli, a protein-rich Kinshasa treat.

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10

Makemba

Eaten all over DR Congo

Green plantains fried until golden, a side for grilled fish and stews.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.