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Chikanda

African Polony
ZambiaZambian cuisine
Chikanda is a Zambian snack prepared with a tuber of chikanda orchids. The small-sized tubers are dried and pounded, and when combined with a thick mixture of peanuts and dry chili peppers. Chikanda is often referred to as …
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Chikanda is a Zambian dish made from the boiled root tubers of terrestrial orchids also called chikanda. The dish is often called "African polony" because it has a texture that resembles bologna. Chikanda can be eaten as a snack, dessert, or an accompaniment to nshima, a maize flour porridge.

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