Meaning of sambaza | Babel Free

Definitions

The Lake Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon.

Africa, East, countable, uncountable

Examples

“A kilogramme of Tanganyika sardines (sambaza) that used to cost⟳ Rwf4,000 mid this year has shot to Rwf6,000. Sambaza is widely consumed fish⟳ species in Rwanda both by low-income earners and upper classes.”

“Sambaza are thought to have⟳ been introduced to Kivu (the 2,700 sq km lake on Rwanda's eastern border⟳ with the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the 1950s from Lake Tanganyika further south, and, despite their reputation as a delicacy, stocks have⟳ remained mostly consistent ever since.”

“Sold dry sambaza go for a higher price than they do fresh. And in Eastern Rwanda, they form⟳ a central part of the edible economy; almost every dish in the restaurants along the lush banks of Lake Kivu incorporates sambaza, but perhaps most tastily as the crispy fried accompaniment to a sunset beer.”

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