palm oil
188 dishes.
salad & sideAbachaShredded dried cassava tossed with ugba, palm oil and garden eggs
AbalaSteamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves
AboboeBoiled bambara beans doused in palm oil and pepper, sold in bowls
AcarajéBahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp
AchuPounded cocoyam with spicy yellow palm-oil soup, western Grassfields pridesoup & stewAdémè dessiSilky jute-leaf sauce eaten with akoumésoup & stewAfang soupEfik soup of afang leaves and waterleaf with periwinkles
AkaraBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil
AkpessiBoiled plantain or eggplant one-pot with smoked fish and palm oil
AllocoFried ripe plantain chunks with chili-onion sauce, often grilled fish or egg
AlokoFried ripe plantain cubes with chili
AmiwoRed corn dough cooked in tomato-pepper broth, paired with chicken
AprapransaRoasted corn flour stirred into palm soup with crab and beef
AtassiRice and beans cooked together, eaten with pepper sauce and fried plantain
AttiékéTangy fermented cassava couscous served with grilled fish and pepper relish
AulacodeCane rat smoked and stewed in sauce, the most prized bush meatstreet foodAyimolouRice and beans with dark pepper sauce, everyday street lunch
Bambapeanut-butter puffed corn snack, national childhood icon
BankuFermented corn-cassava dough with grilled tilapia and fresh pepper sauce
Bankye krakroGrated cassava kneaded with pepper, onion and ginger, fried into crisp balls
Base nyebbeblack-eyed peas stewed with tomato, onion and fish, served over rice
Beignets de bananebanana fritters fried golden, a market sweet
Beignets haricots bouillieFried dough balls with stewed beans and hot maize porridge, the office breakfast
Benachinone-pot jollof-style rice cooked with fish or meat and vegetables
BengaRice cooked with beans, dressed in oil and pepper
Biandaboiled cassava, yam or plantain served under a sauce or stew
BiloláGiant sea snails stewed or grilled, Bioko island specialty
BitekutekuSautéed amaranth greens with tomato and onion
Bitterballssmall bitter African eggplants cooked in soups or eaten raw with saltsoup & stewBitterleaf soupwashed bitterleaf cooked down with palm oil, fish and meat
Bobó de camarãoShrimp in silky cassava-coconut cream enriched with dendêsalad & sideBoiled breadfruitStarchy breadfruit boiled or fried as staple side
Boiled cassavaBoiled cassava root accompanying sauces and grillsstreet foodBoliRipe plantain roasted over coals, eaten with groundnuts or peppered fish
Cabbage stewShredded cabbage stewed with beef, chicken and tomato paste, served over rice
CacussoFreshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungo
AbalaSteamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leavesAboboeBoiled bambara beans doused in palm oil and pepper, sold in bowlsAcarajéBahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimpAchuPounded cocoyam with spicy yellow palm-oil soup, western Grassfields pridesoup & stewAdémè dessiSilky jute-leaf sauce eaten with akoumésoup & stewAfang soupEfik soup of afang leaves and waterleaf with periwinklesAkaraBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oilAkpessiBoiled plantain or eggplant one-pot with smoked fish and palm oilAllocoFried ripe plantain chunks with chili-onion sauce, often grilled fish or eggAlokoFried ripe plantain cubes with chiliAmiwoRed corn dough cooked in tomato-pepper broth, paired with chickenAprapransaRoasted corn flour stirred into palm soup with crab and beefAtassiRice and beans cooked together, eaten with pepper sauce and fried plantainAttiékéTangy fermented cassava couscous served with grilled fish and pepper relishAulacodeCane rat smoked and stewed in sauce, the most prized bush meatstreet foodAyimolouRice and beans with dark pepper sauce, everyday street lunchBambapeanut-butter puffed corn snack, national childhood iconBankuFermented corn-cassava dough with grilled tilapia and fresh pepper sauceBankye krakroGrated cassava kneaded with pepper, onion and ginger, fried into crisp ballsBase nyebbeblack-eyed peas stewed with tomato, onion and fish, served over riceBeignets de bananebanana fritters fried golden, a market sweetBeignets haricots bouillieFried dough balls with stewed beans and hot maize porridge, the office breakfastBenachinone-pot jollof-style rice cooked with fish or meat and vegetablesBengaRice cooked with beans, dressed in oil and pepperBiandaboiled cassava, yam or plantain served under a sauce or stewBiloláGiant sea snails stewed or grilled, Bioko island specialtyBitekutekuSautéed amaranth greens with tomato and onionBitterballssmall bitter African eggplants cooked in soups or eaten raw with saltsoup & stewBitterleaf soupwashed bitterleaf cooked down with palm oil, fish and meatBobó de camarãoShrimp in silky cassava-coconut cream enriched with dendêsalad & sideBoiled breadfruitStarchy breadfruit boiled or fried as staple sideBoiled cassavaBoiled cassava root accompanying sauces and grillsstreet foodBoliRipe plantain roasted over coals, eaten with groundnuts or peppered fishCabbage stewShredded cabbage stewed with beef, chicken and tomato paste, served over riceCacussoFreshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungo-
Aboboe
Boiled bambara beans doused in palm oil and pepper, sold in bowls. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 2 hours…
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Abala
Steamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. Ready in 30 min prep and 45…
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Abacha
Shredded dried cassava tossed with ugba, palm oil and garden eggs. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking.…
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Acarajé
Bahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12…