Poulet à la Mwamba: the national dish, done properly.
If one plate could introduce Congo, this would be it. Poulet à la mwamba takes tender chicken and simmers it in palm nut cream until the sauce turns thick, glossy and deep red-orange, rich, nutty and unlike anything else on the menu. It is celebratory food: the dish of Sundays, weddings and guests you want to honour.
On the plate: Poulet à la Mwamba!
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Tender chicken pieces coated in rich palm nut cream sauce
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Thick, glossy, deep red-orange, luxurious, never watery
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Served with a neat mound of plain white Riz to catch the sauce
The rice is not decoration, mwamba sauce is too good to leave behind, and plain white rice is its traditional partner. Want to go further? Add Fufu or Chikwangue for scooping, or cool the richness with a side of fried Plantain. However you build the plate, this is the dish first-time guests remember us by.
Curious how it sits in a full Congolese spread? Our Family 4 Feast brings poulet to the table alongside ntaba, pondu and Jollof rice, a good next step once mwamba has won you over.
Order poulet à la mwamba online for pickup or delivery across Pickering and the Durham Region, or join us at 1980 Rosefield Rd.
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