The cuisine is mainly Portuguese with Far Eastern influences. Restaurants are found in main towns and hotels.
National specialties:•
Piri-piri chicken (brushed with a spicy chile sauce) and Zambesi chicken.
• Shellfish, including Delagoa Bay prawns grilled with piri-piri sauce.
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Matapa (sauce of ground peanuts and cassava leaves) with rice.
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Wusa (stiff maize porridge).
Tipping: Not generally expected outside Maputo. In Maputo and other tourist-exposed areas, around 5% of the bill is
normal (depending on standards of service and the place itself).
NightlifeMaputo has a lively nightlife, particularly on weekends.
Feira Popular is the main forum of evening activity with various
bars and
discos, some with
live music. The style of music in
clubs varies from typical Mozambican rhythms to Western pop music. Most major towns have
cinemas.
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