Introducing tropical food and tropical recipes to the world!
India. The second most populated country in the world. As tropical as it can get-bursting with heat, people and flavors of the gazillion different kinds of food from its various states. Sadly, Indian food outside of India is mainly restricted to that from the North (Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Dal Makhni, Paneer) or the South (Dosa, Idli, Vada)but rarely are the other regions represented. Here is a sneak peek into the cuisine from the east, which is home to me. …
Name: Foufou
Eaten in: Côte d’Ivoire
Foodie: Linda
Not even 10 words into the post and I know I already have a few enemies (Ghanaian ones, more precisely). Well, rest assured dear Ghanaian friends, the Ivorian foufou is nothing like the fufu eaten in Ghana. In fact, it is probably 100 times better. (I think I am in “enemy-making” mode.. oh well). In Côte d’Ivoire, foufou is a very festive dish…
These croquettes are so good that I made them three times in one week. I just couldn’t get enough of them. The crunch on the outside, the smoothness yet firmness on the inside,…
This dish was as tasty as it was easy to make. I was a little worried about it lacking flavor, considering the simple dough, but I couldn’t have been more wrong! …
