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A Bantu dish of maize and vegetables. quotations examples
Research umngqusho, a South African dish and reportedly the favorite food of Nelson Mandela. Discuss the process of preparing umngqusho.
2004, Wanda Cobb Finnen, Talking Drums: Reading and Writing with African American Stories, Spirituals, and Multimedia Resources, page 146
There are traditional dishes such as Mopani worms, mogodu or unbleached tripe; and umngqusho, which is braised beef shin with maize porridge, billed as former President Nelson Mandela's favourite dish.
2009 August 13, Celean Jacobson, “Cultural heart of Jo'burg”, in Toronto Star
In many Xhosa households, Wednesday is umngqusho day. It's the way we all grew up. Like Fridays in the Eastern Cape are always dumplings with meat day.
2011, Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela's Kitchen, page 49