# Isombe

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{{Short description|Popular stew in Rwanda}}
'''Isombe''' is a vegetable stew dish from [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isombe {{!}} Traditional Stew From Rwanda {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/isombe |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso:24081:ed-1:v1:en |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=www.iso.org}}</ref> It is believed to have originated in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo).<ref>{{Cite web |last=MomKoumba |date=2020-11-27 |title=ISOMBE |url=https://www.momkoumba.com/isombe/ |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=Mom Koumba® |language=en-GB}}</ref> Vegetables grown in Rwanda are used to prepare isombe, with [cassava](/source/cassava) leaves being the primary ingredient.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Umuhozariho |first=Marie Goretti |title=Assessment of processing methods, sensory attributes, nutritional quality and safety of cassava leaves product (Isombe) in Rwanda |date=2014 |publisher=Sokoine University of Agriculture |url=http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5268 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinhardt |first=Laura |date=2018-08-02 |title=In the kitchen: Isombe recipe |url=https://www.worldvision.org/economic-empowerment-news-stories/isombe-recipe |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=World Vision |language=en-US}}</ref> Peanut butter is usually added to the stew. Other ingredients include tomatoes, onions, coriander, and garlic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-04 |title=Isombe Recipe |url=https://www.gondwanaecotours.com/travel-journal/how-to-make-isombe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520132840/https://www.gondwanaecotours.com/travel-journal/how-to-make-isombe/ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2026-01-12 |work=See The Northern Lights in Alaska |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> Stock from meat bones are also used as an ingredient. The leaves are chopped and boiled with the other ingredients. Peanut butter is added last. It is usually eaten with some type of [ugali](/source/ugali), rice and beans or bread.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-17 |title=Finally, A Fantastic Isombe Recipe! |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/174040/Lifestyle/finally-a-fantastic-isombe-recipe |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=The New Times |language=en}}</ref> Isombe is also eaten in [Burundi](/source/Burundi).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Aloys |first1=Nzigamasabo |last2=Hui Ming |first2=Zhou |date=2006-01-01 |title=Traditional Cassava Foods in Burundi—A Review |url=https://scispace.com/papers/traditional-cassava-foods-in-burundi-a-review-5bjoest060 |journal=Food Reviews International |language=en |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=1–27 |doi=10.1080/87559120500379761 |issn=1525-6103|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
thumb|Isombe on rice
== References ==
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Category:Rwandan cuisine
Category:Vegetable dishes
Category:Cassava dishes

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