🇿🇲 Zambia
Zambia has 0 Michelin-starred restaurants. Updated for the 2026 Michelin Guide.
Cuisine of Zambia
Zambian cuisine is a vibrant celebration of maize, fresh vegetables, and locally sourced proteins, reflecting the country's rich agricultural heritage and communal dining traditions. Meals are hearty, flavorful, and deeply rooted in daily life and cultural ceremonies.
Local Ingredients
Maize (mealie meal)Peanuts (groundnuts)Pumpkin leavesCassavaMopane worms (ifinkubala)
Popular Dishes
NshimaIfisashiKapenta
Local Specialties
Mealie meal
Finely ground maize flour
Ifinkubala
Dried mopane caterpillars
Chikanda
African polony made from wild orchid tubers
Kapenta
Small dried freshwater fish
Samp
Dehulled dried corn kernels
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