Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

palm oil

188 dishes.

MabokéMabokéRiver fish seasoned and steamed in folded leaf parcels over embersMadesuMadesuBeans stewed in palm oil with onions, served over riceMafe de caracolMafe de caracolMangrove snails simmered in peanut sauce with bay leaf and pepperMais braiseMais braiseCharcoal-roasted maize cobs, chewy and smoky, often eaten with fresh coconutMakayabuMakayabuSalted cod fried or stewed with peppers and onionMakembaMakembaPlantains boiled or fried beside every stewMangrove oystersMangrove oysterstidal oysters boiled or grilled, dipped in lime and chiliMassaMassaSmall spongy pancakes of fermented rice or millet batter, fried in dimpled pansMatabalaMatabalaBoiled tannia cocoyam tubers accompanying fishMatembeleMatembeleSweet potato leaves stewed with onion and palm oilMbahalMbahalrice cooked with dried fish, netetou, beans and bitter tomatoMbala pindaMbala pindaCassava paste worked with roasted groundnuts, wrapped and steamed into a chewy barMbinzoMbinzoDried caterpillars fried with chili and onion, protein-rich delicacyMfumbwaMfumbwaShredded wild gnetum leaves stewed with palm oil, peanut paste and smoked fishMikateMikatePuffy fried dough balls sold from morning stallsMintumbaMintumbaSteamed cake of grated cassava and palm oil, sliced from a leaf parcelMiyan tausheMiyan taushepumpkin and peanut stew with spinach, meat and chili, over tuwoMoamba de gingubaMoamba de gingubachicken simmered in thick roasted-peanut sauceMoambe chickenMoambe chickenChicken stewed in palm-cream moambe sauce with rice and ponduMoquecaMoquecaFish simmered with coconut milk, dendê oil and peppers in clay potMoyoMoyoFresh tomato-onion-chili sauce spooned over fried fishMuamba de galinhaMuamba de galinhachicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dishMuamba de peixeMuamba de peixeFish stewed in palm oil with okra, garlic and chilliMufeteMufeteLuanda grill feast of whole fish, palm-oil beans, plantain and cassavaMuzonguêMuzonguêrestorative fish broth with palm oil, sweet potato and cassavaName asadoName asadoYam roasted in the embers, split open and eaten with palm oil and chilliNdagalaNdagalasmall silver Tanganyika fish fried wholeNgai ngaiNgai ngaiSour hibiscus-leaf sauce simmered with smoked fishNgoundjaNgoundjaPounded cassava leaves stewed with palm oil, peanut butter and fishNgunzaNgunzaPounded cassava leaves stewed with palm oil, groundnut and smoked fishNkwobiNkwobiCow foot in a thick spiced palm-oil emulsion, eaten from wooden bowlsNyambeh nyebehNyambeh nyebehBoiled cassava with black-eyed peas, topped with onion and tomato stewNyembwe chickenNyembwe chickenChicken stewed in palm-nut cream, often with smoked flavours; national dishOdika sauceOdika sauceMeat or fish stewed with smoky wild-mango-kernel bush chocolateOfada riceOfada riceLocal unpolished rice with spicy green-pepper ayamase stewOgbono soupOgbono soupDrawy wild-mango-seed soup with slippery texture, eaten with eba

  • Boiled cassava

    Boiled cassava root accompanying sauces and grills. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves 6 as a…

  • Cabbage stew

    Shredded cabbage stewed with beef, chicken and tomato paste, served over rice. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Caracoles

    Giant land snails grilled or stewed with tomato and hot pepper. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30…

  • Carne de monte

    Smoked forest game stewed with palm oil and chili, sold at Malabo markets. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 2…

  • Cassava leaf stew

    Pounded cassava leaves with palm oil and smoked fish. Ready in 1 hour prep and 2 hours cooking. Serves 8.…

  • Chenilles

    Forest caterpillars dried or fried, eaten by the handful with cassava. Ready in 30 min prep and 40 min cooking.…

  • Check rice

    Rice cooked flecked with greens, eaten under gravies. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A…

  • Claclo

    Sweet fried ripe-plantain dough balls spiced with ginger and chili. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes…

  • Corn chaff

    Boiled corn and beans stewed with palm oil and spices. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes…

  • Corn fufu and njama njama

    Grassfields corn dough with sautéed huckleberry greens. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A main…