Behold the Dreamers

Behold the Dreamers

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Imbolo Mbue

A Cameroonian soup consisting of stewed nuts, spinach or other bitter leaves, and fish or beef. Jende imagines that his mother, Ma Jonga, would have prepared such a dish during his first Christmas away from Limbe.
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Ndolé Term Timeline in Behold the Dreamers

The timeline below shows where the term Ndolé appears in Behold the Dreamers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 37
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...Jonga who would have prepared a meal of chicken stew with yams, a side of ndolé, plantains, and nyama ngowa. (full context)