~152 cal · 1g protein · 38g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Bottle of cloudy ginger drink
🇨🇩 Kinshasa
In Kinshasa, tangawisi is the ginger drink of choice, blended thick and fiery and often laced with a little chili and pineapple. Reputed across the DR Congo to boost health and vigor, it is sold in recycled bottles from street coolers and drunk in one eye-watering, invigorating gulp.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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1.5 cups fresh ginger, peeled
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1/2 pineapple, chopped
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6 cups water
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2 lemon
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1/2 chili
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3/4 cup sugar
Instructions
1
Blend the ginger, pineapple, and chili with 2 cups of the water until fully pulped.
2
Strain firmly through a cloth to extract all the spicy juice, discarding the fiber.
3
Stir in the remaining water, lemon juice, and sugar to balance the heat.
4
Chill hard and serve ice-cold in small measures.
Kinshasa street-cooler tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Kinshasa. The megacity on the river, powered by pondu and rumba.
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DR Congo. The Congo basin, where cassava leaves feed a nation.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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