Chikanda

What we know so far

Chikanda is a savoury cake made from the dried, ground tubers of wild ground orchids, cooked with ground peanuts and a pinch of soda until it sets firm. Sliced cold it looks and cuts like polony, which is why Zambians call it African polony, though it contains no meat at all. It began as a Bemba dish from the Northern Province and is now a snack sold at markets and bus stations across the country, and a relish for nshima.

The draft was written from 4 published sources and holds 7 ingredients and 8 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.

What claiming it means

1. Cook it the way you actually make it. Change anything in our draft that is wrong, and most of it probably is.
2. Photograph your own, so the page carries a real picture instead of somebody else's.
3. Send it in. An editor reads it, and it publishes with your name on it and a link to your profile.

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