Chikwangue

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Chikwangue

Alternative names	Kwanga, bobolo
Type	Dough
Place of origin	Central Africa
Main ingredients	cassava
Similar dishes	fufu
Media: Chikwangue

Chikwangue, also known in Cameroon as bobolo and in the Congo River basin language of Lingala as kwanga, is a starchy, fermented-cassava product that is a staple food across Central Africa: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo (RotC), Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.^[1] Chikwangue is made by fermenting cassava in water for up to fourteen days, then turning it into a paste and wrapping it in marantaceae leaves for steaming.