How to Cook Ndole
Merengue
By Angeline Ouabo
By Carmen Velasquez
Ndole is a special food of Cameroon. It is delicious, but difficult to
cook. Ndole is made of bitter leaves.
You must take a lot of time to wash
it. When it is washed, it is no longer
bitter. To prepare it, first you put
peanuts in water for an hour. Second,
you wash and put it in the blender
with all necessary ingredients like
garlic, ginger, onion, celery, etc.
Next, you grind them. You put Ndole
in a large pot, with meat, dry fish,
etc. Then you cook them for 30 minutes. You add oil and salt. And cook
for 10 or 15 minutes. Finally your
Ndole is ready to eat. You can eat
with many types of food such as plantain, couscous, cassava, and others.
Couscous is the flower from the corn,
and cassava is plant.
Ndole can be found in some African stores. It is special because it
is served during almost every event
such as weddings, birthday parties,
funerals, and other events. Camerooneans and foreigners both like to
eat Ndole.
Merengue is a style of music and
dance. It originated in the Dominican
Republic. People dance and play merengue with drum, guira, accordian, and
mac. Merengue is in the African, European, and Caribbean culture. The Europeans used accordians, the Africans
used drums, and the Caribbeans used
the guira.
In the north of the Dominican Republic, dance is typical merengue. This
kind of merengue is the fastest. In the
south, people dance merengue slower
than people of the north.
Currently, musicians use saxophones, trumpets, and pianos. Some famous merengue musicians are Johnny
Ventura, Juan Luis Guerra, Hector
Acosta (El Torito), Wilfredo Vargas,
and some more. Merengue is a very
happy and vibrant music.
Teacher: Cristina Cammack
Level 4 Afternoon
Fall 2009
Teacher: Cristina Cammack
Level 4 Morning
Spring 2009
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