Rose Mbuyu Mwamba (Congolese)
Rose Mwamba, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, met her husband, Bakemayi Mufuta, at a refugee camp in Zambia. With the help of Lutheran Services Carolina, the couple moved to Charleston in January with their two children.
Favorite childhood food: As a child, Rose enjoyed fish and nshima, a boiled porridge of white cornmeal and water.
Current favorite food to make: Okra and fish.
Keep in mind when cooking a Mufuta recipe: Cooks may need to visit one of the African markets in the area to source the dried fish, pounded groundnuts and cassava required for her recipes.