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Cape Verde Cooking Cape Verde

 
 
Area : 1557  sq.mi - Population 499796 hab.
Cape Verde

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Cooking Cape Verde

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A mixture of African and Portuguese flavours, Cape Verdean cuisine is very simple, but excellent. The national dish, caechupa, is like a cassoulet, and is basically corn, bacon, and chorizo. Fish, chicken, pork, rice and some vegetables also feature often in Cape Verdean cuisine. There is also excellent grilled crayfish to try! Coral and Clep's are the two local beers. There are obviously several Portuguese wines (try the green or white rather than the red, which are said to be of better quality), as well as wine from the volcanic island of Fogo. Typical of the archipelago, Grogue is a white or brown rum served like a punch. According to connoisseurs, the best is Santo Antao's.