Guinea-Bissau
25 dishes.
Abacate recheado com atumHalved avocado filled with tuna, lime and grated coconut
Arroz de cocoRice cooked in coconut milk until creamy, served with grilled fish
Biandaboiled cassava, yam or plantain served under a sauce or stew
BissapDried hibiscus calyces steeped with sugar, mint or ginger and drunk very cold
Bolinhos de mandiocaBalls of grated fermented cassava fried crisp and sold hot in cones
Caldo de chabéufish stewed in red palm-fruit pulp with okra, over rice
Caldo de mancarrachicken simmered in thick roasted-peanut sauce, served over rice
Caldo de peixeFish soup with vegetables, cassava and green bananawine & spiritCanaartisanal sugarcane rum distilled in villageswine & spiritCashew wineSweet amber country wine fermented from cashew apples
Castanha de cajucashews roasted over fire and cracked from their shells by hand
Doce de cocoGrated coconut candy cooked with sugar
FonioFouta Djallon's featherlight steamed grain with leaf or peanut sauces
Grilled fishFresh catch grilled over coals with chili and lime
Mafe de caracolMangrove snails simmered in peanut sauce with bay leaf and pepper
Mangrove oysterstidal oysters boiled or grilled, dipped in lime and chili
Netetufermented locust-bean seeds pounded into stews for pungent depthwine & spiritPalm wineSweet-then-sour sap tapped from the oil palm, drunk the day it runs
Papa de milhomaize or millet porridge sweetened and sharpened with limecharcuterie & curedPeixe secofish and small shark sun-dried on racks, torn into stews
SigaOkra and djagatu eggplant stewed in red palm oil with fish or meat
Sumo de cajufresh juice pressed from cashew apples during the harvest
Sumo de gengibreChilled ginger juice sweetened and sharpened with lime or pineapple
WargaGreen tea brewed in three sweet rounds and poured foaming into small glasses
Yassachicken marinated in lime, onion and mustard, grilled then stewed-
Abacate recheado com atum
Halved avocado filled with tuna, lime and grated coconut. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves 4. A…
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Arroz de coco
Rice cooked in coconut milk until creamy, served with grilled fish. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…
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Bianda
Boiled cassava, yam or plantain served under a sauce or stew. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 35 minutes cooking.…
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Bissap
Dried hibiscus calyces steeped with sugar, mint or ginger and drunk very cold. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 15…
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Bolinhos de mandioca
Balls of grated fermented cassava fried crisp and sold hot in cones. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min…
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Caldo de peixe
Fish soup with vegetables, cassava and green banana. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A…
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Cana
Artisanal sugarcane rum distilled in villages. A wine & spirit recipe from Guinea-Bissau.
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Cashew wine
Sweet amber country wine fermented from cashew apples. Ready in 1 hour prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes about 4…
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Doce de coco
Grated coconut candy cooked with sugar. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Makes about 30 pieces. A…
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Mafe de caracol
Mangrove snails simmered in peanut sauce with bay leaf and pepper. Ready in 1 hour prep and 2 hours cooking.…