Matapa

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Matapa is a typical Mozambican dish, prepared with young cassava leaves, which are usually ground in a large wooden mortar and pestle before being cooked with garlic, onion and coconut milk. Many matapa dishes incorporate cashew nuts, crab or shrimp.

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