Chad
26 dishes.
Beignetshot fried dough balls sold from market brazierswine & spiritBili-biliSour red millet beer served warm from calabashes
Bouilliehot millet porridge with milk, sugar and peanut
Boulesmooth millet or sorghum dough ball dipped into okra and meat sauces
CandaMinced fish rolled into balls and fried, then simmered in sauce with bread
ChourbahBeef soup with potato, carrot and chilli, taken to break the fast
Darabaokra, greens, tomato and peanut butter stew
Faya datesdates from the northern Borkou oases, dried and traded southwine & spiritGalaPale lager brewed in Moundou, the standard beer of southern Chad
GuimaSandwich of omelette and minced meat pressed into a baguette
Jarret de boeufbeef shank braised with vegetables; Chadian celebration classic
Jus de tamarinSweet-sour tamarind pulp steeped and strained into a chilled juice
KarkanjiDeep red hibiscus infusion spiced with ginger and cloves, drunk chilledfermented & pickledKawalWild senna leaves pounded and fermented into dark pungent balls for stews
Kisrathin fermented sorghum flatbread-crepes eaten with stews
LoubiyaStewed beans in oil and tomato, scooped up with bread or fritters
Nachifbeef simmered with tomato, onion and chili, served with rice or boule
Poisson braiséChari River capitaine grilled over coals with chili, onion and limecheese & dairyRobsoured herders' milk, drunk cold or stirred into millet porridge
Salangasun-dried fish fried or sauced with chili and lime; everyday favourite
Sauce d’arachidePeanut sauce with chicken or beef over rice or gozo
Shaistrong sweet tea, often with mint, closing every meal
SouroundouRice cooked with chicken or fish, tomato, pepper and potato in one pot
TagaliaSauce of minced or dried meat with tomato and onion, served over dumplings-
Arki
Clear home-distilled spirit made from dates, millet or sorghum. A wine & spirit recipe from Chad.
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Banda
Lake Chad fish split, smoked over wood and dried hard for keeping. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Chad.
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Beignets
Hot fried dough balls sold from market braziers. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 30. A…
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Bili-bili
Sour red millet beer served warm from calabashes. A wine & spirit recipe from Central African Republic.
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Bouillie
Hot millet porridge with milk, sugar and peanut. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A…
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Canda
Minced fish rolled into balls and fried, then simmered in sauce with bread. Ready in 30 min prep and 40…
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Chourbah
Beef soup with potato, carrot and chilli, taken to break the fast. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour…
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Faya dates
Dates from the northern Borkou oases, dried and traded south. Ready in varies prep and none cooking. Not a recipe.…
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Guima
Sandwich of omelette and minced meat pressed into a baguette. Ready in 15 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4…