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Smoked turkey and pumpkin seed soup…Tropical Thanksgiving…

November 22, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

If the American Thanksgiving was celebrated in Côte d’Ivoire, that dish would definitely be on the table. The smoked turkey, the pumpkin seeds fit right into the traditional American fare. This stew/soup is very easy to make, very flavorful and an original, tropical spin… 

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Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Cote d'Ivoire, Main dish, Pumpkin Seed - Pistache, Turkey

Attieke a la bassamoise or when to let your imagination go wild

September 5, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

 
Name: Attieke à la bassamoise
Eaten in: Côte d’Ivoire
Foodie: Linda
 

One of my favorite foods and one of my favorite places in the world together into one splendid dish! I can’t come up with enough superlatives to describe the cassava couscous salad whose name is derived from that of the former capital of Côte d’Ivoire.  … 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cassava (Manioc/Tapioca/Yuca), Cote d'Ivoire, Salad

You can’t go wrong with peanut butter…soup

January 17, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Peanut butter soup, sauce arachide, mafé
Eaten in: West Africa
Foodie: Elodie

Peanut butter soup is one of the easiest of the soups commonly found in Côte d’Ivoire, and in neighboring countries such as Mali, where it is often known as mafé. I also found it to be a wonderful comfort food especially during the cold months of winter. Peanut butter is available in every grocery store in America, but most people consume it as is.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: arachide, best recipes, Cote d'Ivoire, Groundnut/Arachide, mafe, peanut butter, peanut butter soup, sauce arachide, Tropical

When in doubt, go with fried plantains

October 6, 2010 by Tropical Foodies

Name : Alloco, maduros, dodo, fried plantains
Eaten in: West Africa,  Central Africa, South America and the Caribbean

I often joke around that even if knew that a plate full of alloco was a trap, I would still go ahead and eat the plantains, and then try my best to get out of the trap afterwards.  In other words, alloco is the easiest way to “catch me…”

Alloco is one of the most popular dishes in Cote d’Ivoire.  Tasty and versatile, the fried plantains are eaten at any time of the day and can serve as a snack, appetizer, main dish and more. … 

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Filed Under: Plantain Tagged With: Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Fried Plantains, Latin America, maduros, Plantain, recipes, side dish

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