Ifisashi
Zambian dish prepared with greens and peanuts
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Ifisashi (in Bemba) or visashi (in Chinyanja) is a traditional Zambian dish prepared with greens and peanuts.[1][2] Ifisashi is most often eaten with nshima.[3] It is considered a vegetarian dish, but meat can be added if desired.[1][2] Ifisashi is a dish best enjoyed hot and is often served as a main course.[1] In Zambia, ifisashi is accompanied by cereals such as millet, sorghum, rice, cassava, or yam when nshima is not available.[4]
Preparation
To cook ifisashi, ingredients such as roasted peanuts, chopped onion, tomatoes, greens, peanut oil, and water are used.[1][5][6][7] The most common greens used are pumpkin leaves, sweet potato leaves, beet greens, mustard greens, spinach, collard greens, and kale.[1][2] The peanuts are first ground.[8] The ground peanuts, onion, and tomatoes are added to the boiling water.[8] Then, the greens are added.[8] The mixture is cooked until it reaches a thicker consistency.[8]