Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

São Tomé and Príncipe

18 dishes.

drinkAgua de cocoGreen coconut split open at the roadside and drunk straight from the shelldessertArroz docelemon-scented rice pudding dusted with cinnamonsalad & sideBoiled breadfruitStarchy breadfruit boiled or fried as staple sidewine & spiritCacharambaStrong local sugarcane spiritCaluludried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oilDoce de cocoGrated coconut candy cooked with sugarsnackFried bananaRipe bananas or plantains fried golden, everyday treatGrilled fishFresh catch grilled over coals with chili and limedessertIzaquenteFestive pudding of African breadnut seeds with palm oil and spiceswine & spiritLicor de cacauSugarcane spirit steeped with roasted cocoa beans into a dark sweet liqueursalad & sideMatabalaBoiled tannia cocoyam tubers accompanying fishsauce & condimentOleo de palmaDeep orange unrefined palm oil, the fat behind calulu and most island stewswine & spiritPalm wineSweet-then-sour sap tapped from the oil palm, drunk the day it runscharcuterie & curedPeixe fumadoFish smoked over wood, the backbone of calulu and everyday saucessauce & condimentPiri-piriCrushed malagueta chili in palm oil, set on the table with everythingsnackSafúBoiled butterfruit eaten warm with saltSão Tomé chocolateIntense dark chocolate made on the island from its own plantation cocoadrinkSão Tomé coffeeSmall-batch arabica grown on old plantation slopes at Monte Café

  • Agua de coco

    Green coconut split open at the roadside and drunk straight from the shell. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none…

  • Arroz doce

    Lemon-scented rice pudding dusted with cinnamon. Ready in 10 min prep and 45 min cooking. 8 servings. A dessert recipe…

  • Boiled breadfruit

    Starchy breadfruit boiled or fried as staple side. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Cacharamba

    Strong local sugarcane spirit. A wine & spirit recipe from São Tomé and Príncipe.

  • Doce de coco

    Grated coconut candy cooked with sugar. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Makes about 30 pieces. A…

  • Fried banana

    Ripe bananas or plantains fried golden, everyday treat. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings. A…

  • Licor de cacau

    Sugarcane spirit steeped with roasted cocoa beans into a dark sweet liqueur. A wine & spirit recipe from São Tomé…

  • Matabala

    Boiled tannia cocoyam tubers accompanying fish. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A salad &…

  • Oleo de palma

    Deep orange unrefined palm oil, the fat behind calulu and most island stews. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1…

  • Palm wine

    Sweet-then-sour sap tapped from the oil palm, drunk the day it runs. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none cooking.…