Nshima or nsima's a cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia and Malawi. It's made from ground maize (corn) flour known locally as mielie-meal. Nshima's very similar to ugali of East Africa, sadza of Zimbabwe, pap (food) of South Africa and fufu of West Africa. History Maize was introduced to Africa from the Americas between 16th and 17th century. Prior to this, sorghum and millet were the principal cereals in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Maize was readily accepted by African farmers as its… (More on Nshima)