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| Add maize meal to boiling water |
Pap, pronounced “pop” as in popcorn, is an African food
staple. It is made from maize meal which you add to boiling water. It can be
purchased in 1kg to 50 kg bags. The closest food to its taste in the states
would be grits. I had never made it completely on my own so my friend
Wilheminah came over and showed me how. It really was easy. We had canned
Chakalaka over it. Chakalaka is a spicy mix of vegetables and/or beans.
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| Stir to desired consistency then let rest |
Some other dishes with pap include serving chicken or
mince curry over it. In Mozambique we have eaten it with goat meat and as is
the custom with our fingers. The pap is used as a utensil to gather the meat or
beans to eat. I still haven’t quite got that technique down yet.
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| Orphan Ministry |
Pap is also what the orphans are fed along with a mixture
of soya mince and beans. We take around 30-12.5 kg bags into Mozambique for the
orphan ministry each month. Pap helps to make food go further and fills one up
quickly.
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