Côte d’Ivoire
39 dishes.
Sauce kplalaSlippery green leaf sauce, drawn and stretchy, poured over foutou or placalifermented & pickledSoumbaraBlack fermented locust-bean balls that give northern sauces their deep savoury funkwine & spiritTchapaloCloudy sorghum beer ladled from calabashes in northern courtyards-
Escargots braisés
Giant land snails grilled on skewers with chili and onion at night stalls. Ready in 1 hour prep and 40…
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Foutou
Elastic pounded plantain or yam balls dipped in rich sauces. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. 4…
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Foutou banane
Plantain pounded with cassava into a smooth elastic ball, eaten with sauce graine. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 45…
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Gbofloto
Puffy deep-fried dough balls sold warm from roadside basins. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. About 30…
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Gnomi
Spongy steamed cakes of lightly soured maize batter, sold with pepper sauce or fish. Ready in 30 minutes prep and…
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Gnamankoudji
Fiery fresh ginger juice sweetened with sugar and lemon. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. Makes about 1.5…
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Jus de baobab
Chalky-tart juice from powdered baobab fruit pulp, milky and sweetened. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. About 2…
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Kabato
Stiff maize or millet paste eaten by hand with okra sauce. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 35 minutes cooking.…
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Kankankan
Roast peanut, chili and spice powder dusted over grilled meat. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About…
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Kplo
Boiled cow skin cut into gelatinous strips and simmered in sauces. Ready in 20 min prep and 3 hours cooking.…