Cape Verde’s nature offers plentiful foods from the sea, but also fresh fruits, vegetable and specialties. Their unique cultural African-European blend is also reflected in the creol dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because in Cape Verde, people carry the traditions from Europeans in the past, you will often find that they use imported foods rather than local ones. These circumstances are certainly unfortunate because the islands produce amazing foods on volcanic soil and a nearly unpolluted marine environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This issue hasn’t improved with the more commercially-oriented hotels built on the tourist islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus it is a challenge when you value fresh, local food and drinks, like we do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This overview of locally-sourced foods and drinks of Cape Verde can help you out with ordering the best-quality foods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cape Verde has one of the world’s freshest and cleanest sea foods. Their unique position far off the coast of Africa somewhat keeps the pollution at bay. Small fishers sustainably catch locally sourced seafood. Thus, if you wonder if you can ever access and enjoy truly fresh, clean, and environmentally sustainable fish or sea foods, you can order precisely that when you are in Cape Verde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike in most parts of the world, fish and seafood are one of the most affordable food you can buy in Cape Verde, as it is the richest food source available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But be aware that – despite the local fishery – many sea fish and sea food dishes are imported from other countries to Cape Verde. This is sometimes due to economic reasons, but also cultural influences from European that were brought as traditions generations ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus if you like to order local fish, avoid<\/strong> the typical dish “bacalhau”, because this originally Portuguese dish is prepared with imported dried and salted cod fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, always<\/em> ask if the fish is from the local fishery. In the native language creole, you would ask: ” Es-li \u00e9 peixe d’terra?” which translates to “is this a local fish?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid other types of seafood like shrimp, which does not occur in cape Verde. Thus, we set up the list below to point out the most common local sea fish and foods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Impressions of Cape Verde fishery and its significance for Cape Verde but also colonial history and the impact of tourism elaborated by Ali Sandler URI study:<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocal sea fish (peixes)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Local sea foods (mariscos)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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