The Cultures Food and Drink

Food and Drink in Angola

The Angolan culture is very traditional in their choice of food and drink. Most of the food in Angola is grown in cultivated fields called plantations (also known as shambas). The work to that is needed to maintain the shambas, such as planting, weeding, and harvesting, are mainly done by the women in the Angolan culture. The women, like most of the cultures in Africa, are responsible for cooking and providing food for their families. The preparation of Angolan food is also traditional. The location of the kitchen is set apart from where the Angolan people dwell. They are known for using the traditional huge black pots to prepare their food. They do not use stoves to cook their food. Their source of cooking consists of neatly placed stones as a surface. They use traditional wood and fire to cook. The Angolan culture generally follows the South African choice of food and drink. The most popular types of foods are meats and vegetables. Most meats consist of the regular chicken, meats, pork, and fish. The Angolans choice of vegetables includes yams, okra, cassava, black eye-peas, cabbage, maize-corn, and sweet potatoes. With a vast variety of meats and vegetables, Angolans have a large selection of different common spices. For example, garlic, melegueta pepper, cloves, black peppercorns, cardamom, nutmeg, turmeric, pilau mix, and curry powder. One of the more popular foods that are prepared in Angola is biltong. Biltong, which is a popular dish throughout the South African culture, is made by salting and drying beef. Preparing biltong is simple, but the process of dying takes time. The taste and seasoning of this dish is well known throughout the world. The popular drink in Angola would be South African wines. More popular in the Western Cape, Angolans usually drink pinot age and hanepoort. These types of wines are made from cultivated grapes. Of course water is extremely widespread as well. 

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Olympics Activities in Angola

This is about the Interesting Facts and Figures of their activities.
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Interesting Facts About Angola

Angola (officially known as the Republic of Angola) is an African country bordered by Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Here are some interesting facts about Angola that you probably don’t know!

Interesting Facts About Angola ...

• The official motto of Angola is ‘Virtus Unita Fortior’- a Latin phrase that means ‘Virtue is stronger when united’.
• By total size, Angola is the 23rd largest country in the world. It is about twice the size of Texas.
• Angola was a Portuguese territory from the 16th century until 1975, when independence was declared. After independence, Angola went through a long period of civil war (1975-2002). Millions of lives were lost during the fighting.
• Angola has one of the fastest growing economies in the world due to the increasing production of oil in the country.
• Portuguese is the most widely spoken language in Angola.
• Christianity is the largest religion in Angola. One study states that almost 94% of the population are Christian while another states that 53% are Christian.
• About 20,000 Chinese people live in Angola.
• In 2005, Angola was listed as one of the to 10 most corrupt counties in the world by Transparency International.
• Just under 70% of the population are able to read and write.

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Famous Places in Angola

ANGOLA (Republic of Angola, formerly under Portuguese rule) is a country in south-central Africa. Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. The province of Malanje, Angola is full of spectacular wonders of natural beauty. Below are some of its famous attractions :

Calandula Waterfalls, Malange city, Malanje Province, Angola

Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo, Malanje city, Angola

Village Rocks of Pungo Andongo, Malange city, Malanje Province, Angola

Sa Bandeira Cathedral, Lubango city, Angola

Winding Mountain Roads of Lubango city, Huila province, Angola

Erod Fortifications, Mocamedes (Namibe), Angola

Kissama National Park (70km south of Luanda), Angola

Citadel Stadium, Luanda(capital and largest city of Angola), Angola

Planalto, Cangandala National Park, Malanje Province, Angola

Rio Keve Forest, Cangandala National Park, Malanje Province, Angola

Giant Sable Antelopes, Cuango and Luanda Rivers, Angola

Angolan Cuisine

The coastal part of Angola is very fond of chillies in food. This cuisine includes fish marinated in ginger, tomatoes, and cayenne, cooked in peanut oil. Other very popular ingredients are lime, garlic, peanut oil, palm oil, and often coconut oils. Okra and black eyed peas are used in many dishes. Flaked and dried fish is a star ingredient in the Angolan coastal cuisine. Fish browned in oil and combined with chicken, yam, onions, chilli oil and water to make a highly flavoured stew. A specific dish is Gumbo, made from tomatoes, okra and butter. Another great dish is Molho Cru, a tasty sauce for fish and seafood. It is made using garlic, green onions, parsley, ground cumin and vinegar. In the southern part of the coastal region, due to Namibian influences, people make a kind of beer from marula fruit. Luanda, the capital city of Angola is situated in the coastal region. The cuisine of Luanda is eclectic and diverse, with many influences from European cuisines. One of the popular dishes here is Fish Calulu, a main dish served with funge and palm oil beans.


The continental part of Angola has few cities and many tribal villages. That makes its cuisine less sensitive to outside influences. In this area you can find traditional dishes like Calalou. The ingredients for this dish include beef, mutton, pork, chicken, sometimes game, dried fish, shrimp, spinach, okra, and tomatoes that are cooked in palm oil and seasoned with very hot pepper. Other popular dishes are Bobotie (baked ground lamb curry with custard topping), Sosaties (skewered marinated lamb with curry-tamarind sauce) or Moambe Stew (made with the fruit and oil of the oil palm, beef, chicken or even game like crocodile or venison). Many recipes use African red rice as a primary ingredient. Some of these recipes characteristic to Angolan continental cuisine are Benachin (a mix of various ingredients including meat, greens and rice), Jollof Rice (the basic ingredients are: rice, tomatoes and tomato paste, onion, salt, and red pepper; nearly any kind of meat, fish, vegetable, or spice can be added) and Wali wa Nazi (coconut rice).

 

Detiles of Angola's Festival

Some of the official Holidays in Angola are -

• January 1 this is New Years Day.
• January 4 is the Martyrs of Colonial Repression Day
• February 4 is the beginning of the Armed Struggle Day
• April 4 - Peace Day, or Ceasefire Day, end of the Civil War
• May 1 - Labor Day
• May 25 - Africa's Day
• September 17 - Agostinho Neto's Day and National Heroes Day
• November 2 - All Souls Day
• November 11 Independence Day
• December 25 - Christmas

Angola's main sources

In the main sources, it contains History, Geography, and about the government of Angola. First thing in History,


The original inhabitants of Angola are thought to have been Khoisan speakers. After 1000, large numbers of Bantu speakers migrated to the region and became the dominant group. Angola derives its name from the Bantu kingdom of Ndongo, whose name for its king is ngola.
Explored by the Portuguese navigator Diego Cão in 1482, Angola became a link in trade with India and Southeast Asia. Later it was a major source of slaves for Portugal's New World colony of Brazil. Development of the interior began after the Berlin Conference in 1885 fixed the colony's borders, and British and Portuguese investment fostered mining, railways, and agriculture. 


Second thing in Geography,

Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 mi (1,609 km) along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo are to the north and east, Zambia is to the east, and Namibia is to the south. A plateau averaging 6,000 ft (1,829 m) above sea level rises abruptly from the coastal lowlands. Nearly all the land is desert or savanna, with hardwood forests in the northeast.

Third thing in the Government,


Angola underwent a transition from a one-party socialist state to a nominally multiparty democracy in 1992. 

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