Cuisine of Swaziland

Homemade beef biltong, a type of cured meat that originated in South Africa

The cuisine of Swaziland is largely determined by the seasons and the geographical region. Staple foods in Swaziland include sorghum and maize,^[1] often served with goat meat, a very popular livestock there.^[2] The farming industry mainly depends on sugar cane, tobacco, rice, corn, peanuts, and the exportation of goat meat and beef. Many Swazis are subsistence farmers who supplement their diet with food bought from markets. Freshwater produce and imports from coastal nations are also part of the cuisine of Swaziland .^[3] Some local markets have food stalls with traditional Swazi meat stew, maize meal and seasonal roasted corn on the cob.^[3]

Traditional foods

Maize

Pumpkins

Sorghum

Various types of beans

Sishwala: Thick porridge normally served with meat or vegetables
Incwancwa: Sour porridge made of fermented cornmeal
Sitfubi: Fresh milk cooked and mixed with cornmeal
Siphuphe setindlubu: Thick porridge made of mashed ground nuts
Emasi etinkhobe temmbila: Ground corn mixed with sour milk
Emasi emabele: Ground sorghum mixed with sour milk
Sidvudvu: Porridge made of pumpkin mixed with cornmeal
Umncweba: Dried uncooked meat (biltong)
Umkhunsu: Cooked and dried meat
Siphuphe semabhontjisi: Thick porridge made of mashed beans
Tinkhobe: Boiled whole maize
Umbidvo wetintsanga: Cooked pumpkin tops (leaves) mixed with ground nuts
Emahewu: meal drink made from fermented thin porridge
Umcombotsi: Traditional brewed beer in Siswati is called 'Tjwala'

References

↑ "Food habits of rural Swazi households" (PDF).
↑ "Swaziland Food and Drink".
1 2 "Swaziland Food and Dining". iExplore (website). Accessed May 2010.

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Cuisine of Swaziland

Traditional foods

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