Beira Market · Tomato Fish Curry
Caril de Peixe (Fish Curry)
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Market cooks at Beira's Mercado Central simmer whatever the boats brought in that morning into this curry — the recipe is really a technique, not a fixed fish.
Fresh fish is cut into steaks and simmered in a curry of tomato, onion, garlic, and gentle spice, its texture ranging from soupy to thick depending on the stall. It's served over rice or with xima, the stiff maize porridge that's Mozambique's everyday starch.
Why it's made this way: Beira's Mercado Central sits blocks from the docks, so its fish curries change with the daily catch — a direct line from the Pungué estuary's waters to the lunch plate.
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