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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Attieke a la bassamoise or when to let your imagination go wild
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… Continue reading Attieke a la bassamoise or when to let your imagination go wild
You can’t go wrong with peanut butter…soup
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… Continue reading You can’t go wrong with peanut butter…soup
When in doubt, go with fried plantains
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… Continue reading When in doubt, go with fried plantains