Typical dishes

If you visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo, you can try their traditional meals, but be aware that many of them are created from animals that are on the verge of extinction or have already reached that point. Before you taste some dishes, I'd like you to know where they came from Shark fin soup, which includes fishing for over 100 million sharks per year. Turtle eggs are also eaten, causing the population to decline. In addition, monkey flesh is widely consumed, and some species, such as the 'gold monkey,' are endangered.

The Moambe, a stew cooked from paste or cream of palm nuts, onion, tomatoes, and chili peppers, is a well-known meal. Chicken is commonly utilized as a meat source. There are, however, variants containing fish, steak, and even crocodiles. In addition, the utilization of insects as an "exotic" source of protein is fairly popular in this region. Eating larvae, worms, and arthropods was already a traditional practice in the country's interior, but it has now become a culinary "new trend" in Kinshasa, where tourists purchase them.