Name: Merveilles, chin-chin, atchomon (gluten-free version) Eaten in: West Africa Foodie: Gen I grew up around Merveilles (Côte d’Ivoire), also called Atchomon in other West African countries (e.g. Togo): the best way I can describe them is as peanut size cookies which taste wonders and can be eaten any time of the day as a… Continue reading Merveilles, chin-chin, atchomon: A West African treat you will not be able to stop eating
Mango mousse, Lima’s refreshing treasure
Name: Mango Mousse Eaten in: Peru Foodie: Linda It’s a texture thing… I usually stay away from flans, creme brulée and other gelatinous desserts. When my host brought this mango mousse as dessert to a wonderful peruvian lunch, I saw it dancing around, all giggly on the serving plate and I knew I was in… Continue reading Mango mousse, Lima’s refreshing treasure
Reine de Saba – Queen of Sheba, a royal chocolate cake
Name: Reine de Saba – Queen of Sheba Eaten: regularly by anyone who’s tried it at least once 🙂 Consider yourself warned Foodie: Linda This recipe is the second one from the JC100, Julia Child’s challenge that we take up here at Tropical Foodies since, you guessed right, it contains chocolate. Now, the name of the… Continue reading Reine de Saba – Queen of Sheba, a royal chocolate cake
Green Salad with Orange Balsamic Dressing
Name: Green salad with orange balsamic dressing Foodie: Maryse Summer is here, our new year «exercice more and eat right» resolution comes back to our minds…