Local Food
Most hotels and restaurants serve European food and International food, although Cape Verdean dishes are sometimes available. Below is a guide to some of the native dishes you may have the opportunity to try;
Cachupa Rica
Cachupa is a sloe boiled stew often described as the staple food of the Cape Verde Islands. The contents depend on the ingredients available but can include corn, sweet potato, pumpkin, vegetables, greens, fish, meat or chicken.
Cachupa Guisada
Left over Cachupa Rica fried with onions and served for breakfast.
Caido de Peixe ou Caideirado
Potato, pumpkin, carrots, vegetables cooked with fish (usually cavala) and tomato puree.
Canjo
A soup with chicken, rice, onions and carrots all boiled together.
Bafos
Can be made with octopus, buzio or lapas. Cooked with tomato, onion and peppers and served as a snack or starter.
Cuscus
Corn and sugar cooked like a cake and served hot with butter and cabra (cheese).
Queijo de Cabra com Doce de Popia
A typical desert with slices of cabra (cheese) with popoia jam.
Local Vegetables
Corn (yellow and white), sweet potato, mandiaco, potato, repelho.
Local Fruits
Banana, mango, papaya, pineapple, lime, orange, melon.
Local Seafood
Tuna, Cavala, Bica, lobster, shrimp, crabs, buzio, percebes, lapa, kracos.