Gourmets or foodies sometimes make fun of the American palate claiming that Americans put ketchup on everything. Well, the ubiquitous tomato sauce could be described similarly when it comes to Ivorian food. Whenever a dish is somewhat dry, that is, is neither a soup or a stew or anything along those lines,
Tag: Tomato
Creole once, creole twice, creole shrimp stew
Name: Creole Shrimp Eaten in: Haiti/Caribbean Foodie: Linda This dish made me realize how ridiculous it was to only stick to the same few dishes because I knew how to make them or they came easy to me. It was flavorful, with melt-in-your-mouth vegetables
Okra soup, the original West-African gumbo
Name: Sauce Gombo/Okra soup Eaten in: West Africa Foodie: Linda In a stew, soup or sauce, okra is one of those “love-it-or-hate-it” vegetables. It has a deliciously runny texture and a melt-in-your-mouth quality that could either be incredibly appealing or… not.
Melting flavors, surprising kick. All in for Kedjenou, a traditional Ivorian dish
Name: Kedjenou Eaten in: Côte d’Ivoire Foodie: Linda Kedjenou is one of Côte d’Ivoire’s hidden gem. From the cooking method, traditionally in a hermetically sealed calabash or in a pressure cooker for modern kitchens, to the simplicity of the ingredients,