Market Chew · Pressed Cassava
Igikwanga (Chewy Cassava Snack)
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Its appeal has almost nothing to do with flavor — it's prized instead for its dense, chewy texture, closer to jerky than to bread.
Fermented cassava is pounded and pressed into a firm, chewy block with very little taste of its own. Sold in small pieces at markets around Musanze, it's nibbled slowly on its own or alongside a spoonful of beans.
Why it's made this way: With little flavor by design, igikwanga works as a filling, low-cost snack that stretches a cassava harvest into something portable to chew on between meals.
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