DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Isombe
Isombe is a savory Burundian preparation of finely pounded cassava leaves simmered with peanuts, onion, and cooking oil, with fish appearing in some versions.
About Isombe
Isombe is a savory Burundian preparation of finely pounded cassava leaves simmered with peanuts, onion, and cooking oil, with fish appearing in some versions.
Ingredients in Isombe
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
- Cassava Leavesbase
- Peanutsauce
- Palm oilcooking medium
- Fishprotein
- Onionother
- Waterother
- Cooking oilcooking medium
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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