🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Usipa

Dried Lake Sardines

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 290 kcal

Tiny sun-dried sardines from Lake Malawi, fried crisp with tomatoes and onions as a protein-rich relish.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse dried usipa briefly.
  2. 2 Fry in oil until crisp.
  3. 3 Add onion and tomatoes.
  4. 4 Add splash of water, simmer 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Season and serve over nsima.

Did You Know?

Usipa are spread on reed mats along the lakeshore to dry in the sun, creating a shimmering silver carpet.