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Congo-Brazzaville connects an Atlantic coastline, extensive forests and landscapes organised around the Congo River. Kongo, Téké and forest communities, among others, maintain distinct languages and heritages. Congolese rumba, shared with Congo-Kinshasa, expresses a history of musical circulation, dancing and urban creativity. La Sape turns clothing and self-presentation into a social language, with practices and interpretations that differ between groups. Sculptures and stories passed down within communities add other layers to the country's cultural identity beyond these well-known urban expressions. In cooking, saka-saka uses cassava leaves prepared over time, with different additional ingredients. Chikwangue, a cassava preparation wrapped in leaves, accompanies sauces, fish and meat. Coastal, river and agricultural resources help distinguish regional tables and household preferences. At family meals, diners combine accompaniments and pass portions between one another. Preparing large dishes creates room for relatives and visitors while transmitting gestures learned at home. Food therefore brings practical hospitality together with memories of people, places and the skills that connect them.