Story | 25 October 2019
"Cassava is the main dish for the people of Congo, everyone in Congo eats cassava," says Brigitte, a chikwangue vendor in the southern town of Loudima. Chikwangue, a ubiquitous street food, is a fermented cassava loaf wrapped in leaves. "Without cassava we cannot eat well," she adds.
It's no wonder that the crop is Congo's undisputed number one food.