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Name: Aborrajados
Eaten in: Colombia
Foodie: Elodie
Plantain lover, and cheese lover, this dish was made for you. Aborrajados are a sandwich of pressed fried plantains enclosing a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese , sealed with a milk and egg batter. Yes, you read that right. I would not recommend eating it if you were on a strict diet to lose weight, but if you wanted to treat yourself with something sweet, salty and crunchy…
Name: Poulet DG
Eaten in: Cameroon
Foodie: Linda
If you meet someone from Cameroun, mention “Poulet DG” and you will definitely bring a smile to their face. And for a reason! The name of this specialty from Cameroun means, Chicken MD (managing director). Apparently, only well-to-do managing directors could afford to eat such a rich dish, hence its name. I get confused sometimes, and call this dish chicken DJ.
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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…
I can already see my Ugandan friend’s face distort in a grimace! Boiled plantains! Sacrilegious! Plantains are never boiled in Uganda, only steamed! Well, people do boil them in Côte d’Ivoire and they taste fantastic. I even heard of an Ivorian immigrant in NYC who only lived on one boiled plantain a day for 3 months…
