Cricket skewers
Seasoned edible crickets, threaded onto skewers and grilled until crisp.
25 min prep · 15 min cook
Mpichi, cuisine as heritage.
A living repertoire of recipes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, their gestures and their territories.
Every dish has its territory.
A living cuisine, never fixed.
Mpichi documents recipes as they are passed on: through gestures, memories, seasons, and what is found at the market. Each household brings its measure, its time, and its voice.
Discover the recipes →A recipe begins long before the pot.
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The market
01Choosing the leaves, the fish, the aromatics, and the produce of the season.
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The gesture
02Pounding, wrapping, grilling, or simmering without hurry.
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Time
03Cooking gives the dish its depth and gathers the aromas together.
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The table
04Serving at the center, sharing, and passing the recipe on by telling it.
Recipes, places, memories.
Three doorways into a plural Congolese cuisine, from cassava leaves to river fish.
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Biteku-teku
Amaranth leaves quickly simmered with onion, tomato and a touch of peanut.
20 min prep · 25 min cook
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Bukari
A soft maize-flour dough worked hot until smooth, dense and ready to accompany sauces.
5 min prep · 20 min cook