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Bissap

Bissap

Coffee

Coffee

Gin

Gin

Lemonade

Lemonade

Milo

Milo

Chocolate and malt powder mixed with hot milk and/or water

Palm wine

Palm wine

Tchapalo

Tchapalo

Tea

Tea

Ablo

Ablo

Steamed dumpling or bread made with corn flour and rice flour, typically eaten with a stew and/or meat

Ademe dessi

Ademe dessi

African eggplant

African eggplant

Stewed, fried, fufu, curry, baba ganoush

Agouti stew

Agouti stew

Stewed rodents such as bush rat, greater cane rat

Amiwo

Amiwo

A paste or dough made from corn flour, tomatoes, chicken stock, serve with, for example, fried or grilled chicken, fish, vegetables

Brochette

Brochette

Skewered and grilled meat, chicken, pork, goat, beef, fish, scallops, prawns, venison, vegetables

Chawarma

Chawarma

Spit-cooked meat such as lamb, beef, chicken, veal, layered in flatbread with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic sauce, tahini, pickled vegetables

Crab stew

Crab stew

Fish

Fish

Braised, grilled

Fufu

Fufu

Cassava porridge, top with nuts, serve with a sauce or stew

Gboma dessi

Gboma dessi

Stewed spinach and meat, beef, shrimp, smoked fish, crab, serve with pâtes (akume)

Goat stew

Goat stew

Stewed goat with vegetables

Gombo

Gombo

Okra, used in many dishes, stewed, soup, sauce, with meat, seafood, as a thickening agent

Grilled prawns

Grilled prawns

Prawns cooked over a flame

Kokonte soup

Kokonte soup

Cassava dumpling soup with meat, fish, peanuts

Palm nut soup

Palm nut soup

Peanut sauce

Peanut sauce

Peanut stew with vegetables, greens, beef, chicken, fish, shrimp

Peanut stew

Peanut stew

Stew or sauce with peanuts or peanut butter and chicken, beef, fish, lamb, pork, vegetables, potatoes, yams

Ponmo

Ponmo

Cow skin, commonly stewed, peppered, with rice, in salads

Rice

Rice

Riz gras

Riz gras

Mixed rice with oil, vegetables, fish, meat

Sauce feuille

Sauce feuille

Stewed greens, made with cassava leaves, potato leaves, baobab leaves, may also include vegetables, meat, seafood, serve with rice

Seafood

Seafood

Shakshouka

Shakshouka

Eggs in an aromatic tomato sauce

Shrimp stew

Shrimp stew

Stewed beef

Stewed beef

Stewed chicken

Stewed chicken

Stewed fish

Stewed fish

Yassa

Yassa

Chicken marinated and stewed with lemon juice, vinegar and onions, also made with fish (poisson yassa)

Yebessessi

Yebessessi

Fish and moyo, a tomato, onion and pepper sauce

Ablo

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Ablo

Steamed dumpling or bread made with corn flour and rice flour, typically eaten with a stew and/or meat

Akoume

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Akoume

Savory cornmeal porridge or dumplings, serve with sauces, stews, meat, etc

Baguette

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Baguette

Long thin French bread, serve with jam, honey, butter, Nutella, use to make sandwiches

Beans

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Beans

Cassava fritters

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cassava fritters

Corn

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Corn

Roasted, boiled, corn on the cob, cornmeal turned into fufu

Dates

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Dates

Fruit from the date palm. A common snack, dessert.

Djenkoume

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Djenkoume

Cornmeal porridge or polenta with stewed tomatoes or tomato paste

Eggs

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Eggs

Fonio

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fonio

An ancient species of millet, used to make porridge and a variety of dishes

Fruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Pineapple (white and black varieties), green oranges, green grapefruit, dates, mango, avocado, papaya

Gbotemi

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Gbotemi

Blend of spices such as cloves, anise, ajwain, cardamom, ginger, used in meat dishes, sauces, stews

Gombo

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Gombo

Okra, used in many dishes, stewed, soup, sauce, with meat, seafood, as a thickening agent

Millet

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Millet

Moringa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Moringa

Leaves, pods, seeds, bark, flowers and fruit from the drumstick tree, used in curry, stewed, chutney, stir fry, tea, cake, bread, smoothies

Okra

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Okra

Trends coming soon

Omelette

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Omelette

Peanuts

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Peanuts

Plantain

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Plantain

Fried, boiled, stewed, fritters, chips, baked, pudding, mashed, grilled

Red palm fruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Red palm fruit

Both palm fruit and palm oil are used

Rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Rice

Spinach

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Spinach

Sugarcane

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sugarcane

Yam

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Yam

Hot chocolate

Hot chocolate

Keke vai

Keke vai

Pancakes, for example, banana pancakes (keke vai with banana)

Faikakai

Faikakai

Dumplings in coconut syrup

Faikakai malimali

Faikakai malimali

Banana dumplings with coconut syrup

Faikakai manioke tama

Faikakai manioke tama

Cassava dumplings with coconut syrup

Faikakai mei

Faikakai mei

Breadfruit dumplings with coconut syrup

Faikakai ngou'a

Faikakai ngou'a

Taro leaf dumplings with coconut syrup

Faikakai topai

Faikakai topai

Wheat flour dumplings in lolo, a sweet coconut syrup/sauce

Lolo

Lolo

Coconut syrup or caramel, commonly served with sweet dumplings

Puligi

Puligi

Steamed pudding

Vai lesi

Vai lesi

Pawpaw cooked in coconut milk

Vai siaine

Vai siaine

Banana cooked in coconut milk

Coconut water

Coconut water

Coffee

Coffee

Hopi

Hopi

Home-brewed alcohol made with fruit

Hot chocolate

Hot chocolate

Kava

Kava

A beverage made from the powdered roots of the kava plant, known for its sedating effects

Otai

Otai

Tropical fruit and coconut drink, made with ambarella, fekika, mango, pineapple, watermelon

Tea

Tea

Chicken

Chicken

Domestic, free-range chicken (moa tonga)

Clam

Clam

Crab

Crab

Crayfish

Crayfish

Dog

Dog

Eggs

Eggs

Feke

Feke

Octopus or squid, grilled, in coconut sauce

Fish

Fish

Steamed, grilled

Goat

Goat

Horse meat

Horse meat

Usually only served on special occasions

Kapapulu

Kapapulu

Kapisi pulu

Kapisi pulu

Cabbage, corned beef, onions and tomatoes in coconut cream

Lamb flaps

Lamb flaps

Lamb breast is a cut from the chest that contains ribs, commonly stuffed and roasted

Lobster

Lobster

Lo'i feke

Lo'i feke

Octopus in coconut cream

Lu

Corned beef with coconut cream

Lu hoosi

Lu hoosi

Horse meat, onions and coconut cream cooked inside taro leaves, for example, in an umu (underground oven)

Lu moa

Lu moa

Chicken, onions and coconut cream cooked inside taro leaves, for example, in an umu (underground oven)

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