CATERPILLARS AND PAP, ON THE AFRICAN MENU

Here is something that you don’t find in your everyday market, ‘’caterpillars’’. In my country you find them in places where there is plenty of rainfall and Mopani trees. These caterpillars feed on the Mopani leaves and grow bigger and bigger. As a health meal they have high protein, which is good for repairing damaged skin and covering open wounds etc.

TODAY ON THE AFRICAN MENU

Today on the AFRICAN menu I will be serving Pap with Caterpillars (amacimbi)

INGREDIENTS

Take 2 hands full of dried caterpillars

One whole tomato

Two spoons of cooking oil

A pinch of salt

One whole chili pepper

PREPARATION METHOD

Put the caterpillars in a pot or frying pan.

Add a cup full of water into the pan with the caterpillars and a pinch of salt, let it cook until there is no water.

When all the water has finished let the heat of the pan begin to dry the caterpillars, add two spoons of cooking oil, and begin to fry back and forth until the caterpillars begin to harden a bit.

Cut the tomato into small pieces add to the frying pan, mix it all together and let the tomato cook for two minutes, cover the frying pan with a lid.

Crush the cooked tomato and mix it around with the caterpillars add the chopped chili pepper and sprinkle it around the whole pan.

Cooking time should be 15 or 20 minutes.

SERVE HOT WITH PAP