Usipa

{{Short description|Dried fish eaten in Malawi and Mozambique}} thumb|These Yawo men sit at a rural village market in Mozambique where usipa (dried fish) is being sold while they chow down on locally baked pao (bread)

'''Usipa''' (scientific name: ''Engraulicypris sardella'') is a "small sardine-like fish that occurs in large shoals".<ref name="Briggs"/> Because of its small size, it is commonly dried. Usipa is mostly eaten in Malawi and Mozambique along with nsima ugali. Dried usipa is sold at most markets in Malawi.<ref name="Briggs"/> In Malawi, usipa is typically consumed with the bones in it due to their softness.<ref name="Russell"/>

Usipa plays a significant role in the economic livelihood for many households at Lake Malawi that rely upon fishing for income. A great deal is not known about the species' biology.

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<ref name="Briggs">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xoXypH2Sp0C&pg=PA45 | title=Malawi | publisher=Bradt Travel Guides | author=Briggs, Phillip | year=2013 | pages=45 | isbn=978-1841624747}}</ref>  <ref name="Russell">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ji4zxThOFfkC&pg=PA2026 | title=Country Case Study: Development and Status of Freshwater Aquaculture in Malawi | publisher=WorldFish | author=Russell, Aaron J. M. (contributor) | year=2008 | pages=2026 | isbn=978-9832346647}}</ref>

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Category:Malawian_cuisine Category:Mozambican cuisine Category:Yao (East Africa) Category:Fish common names Category:Engraulicypris