Name: Attieke huile rouge (palm oil cassava couscous) Eaten in : Côte d’Ivoire (Ghana, other West African countries) Category: Traditional I have grown to appreciate this recipe. It definitely wasn’t a favorite of mine growing up, but as my palate grew more sophisticated, I picked up on the subtlety of the lightly salted palm… Continue reading Fancy cassava couscous, or attieke huile rouge
Cinnamon-chocolate fondant makes the world go round
This recipe is the one that made me curious about spice combinations and about how they could reveal aspects of ingredients that would have gone unnoticed otherwise. I find it quite well-suited that it is a chocolate recipe, because let’s face it,
Ginger juice cures everything
I did not always like ginger juice or gnamankoudji as it is commonly called in Côte d’Ivoire, I much preferred sweeter drinks like bissap (sorrel juice) or tomi (tamarind juice). The ginger juice stings when you drink it. I did not like that it made my throat itch sometimes. Now,
Pineapple beignets from Cote d’Ivoire
Pineapple and beignets go so well together. We’ve done one recipe from the Caribbean, and here is one from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. I served it for dessert to some friends and it was a huge