Fancy cassava couscous, or attieke huile rouge

  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

How I won the battle of Ablo

  Name: Ablo Eaten in: West Africa Category: Traditional I decided that I was going to make ablo, and ablo I was going to make. They are traditional corn and rice flour dumplings that are made and sold by women on street corners in Côte d’Ivoire. If you have a good ablo supplier

Klaklo- never too late with plantains!

Name: Klaklo Location: Côte d’Ivoire Foodie: Elodie Plantains are very special in my opinion, because they can be eaten and still be delicious no matter how ripe they are.  I am hard pressed to think of another starch that has similar attributes: I cannot remember how many times I went to the grocery store, determined to… Continue reading Klaklo- never too late with plantains!