A FOOD TRADITION

Badiu Cuisine

Badiu cuisine refers to the rural, chiefly Santiago-centered food tradition associated with Badiu communities and their long-standing dryland farming culture. Corn is central, commonly combined with beans, cassava, sweet potato, squash, leafy vegetables, pork, goat, or locally available fish. Cooking tends toward substantial one-pot simmering, while maize may be ground for porridges, steamed preparations, or coarser accompaniments. The tradition is closely represented by cachupa, a slow-cooked corn-and-bean stew; xerém, a seasoned ground-maize preparation; and steamed or boiled milho cuscuz, often served with savory accompaniments. It overlaps with national Cape Verdean cuisine but preserves a particularly strong Santiago rural identity.

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