Cachupa is the Cape Verdian national dish and comes in a various guises and recipes, depending on your social standing. It’s related to the French cassoulet and the Brazilian feijoada and combines influences from many parts of the world.
This is a logistically challenging island nation. Most of the transportation between islands is done by plane but is costly. There are regular flights to and from the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent flights to most of the other islands. Of all the islands, only Santo Antão and Brava lack […]
A small tapered chilli of around 5cm in length with a range of between 60,000 and 100,000 units on the Scoville scale. That’s slightly less than the Habanero or Scotch Bonnet.
