Burkina Faso – Riz Gras
Burkina Faso is a country located western part of African continent. It is boarded by Mali to the north, Niger to the northeast and Togo to the south. It is a Savannah land with large plate and formerly know as “Upper Volta”.
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Sierra Leone – Binch
Binch is another dare cuisine from Sierra Leone. It is comprises of beans and spices served over with cassava or yams. It’s main ingrediwnt is black eye beans. Traditionally, binch cuisine was counted as among the best respected dishes because of the apperance of the beans.
Zimbabwe – Mopane Worms
All around the world, eating of insects is the hobby to people, and includes ants, beetles, grasshoppers and so many to mention. Today we will focus on worms specifically Mopane worms from Zimbabwe. They are also called mashonja and macimbi in Shona and Ndebele respectively.
Zimbabwe – DOVI (Peanut Butter Stew)
Zimbabwe is located in southern Africa, largely occupied by Shona and Ndebele tribes. Dovi is a stew containing peanut butter in large, though it normally comprises of different vegetables or meat mix.
Zimbabwe – Bota (Milk Porridge)
In Zimbabwe Bota is native term meaning a special prepared porridge from milk, peanut butter and probably more ingredients, that is taken normally in the morning as breakfast to give a day strength.
Benin – Aloko
Aloko is a simple fried ripe banana crispy from Benin. It is loved by many because of the consistency of its sugar after being fried. The cuisine is sold in the streets food centers, whereby you may find it chopped in various shapes.
Zimbabwe – Mabhonzo emombe
Have you ever though that a “bone” can actually make a taste and save a day wondefully?, now this cuisine from Zimbabwe will leave you amazed, it is called Mabhonzo emombe. We all know about meats as one of the everyone favor when it comes about eating at the best, but yet there is something more to know about it, beef bones.
Benin – Akpan
Benin is a country in African continent and it is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso to the north-west. Akpan is a cuisine from Benin and it is widely prepared from the western countries in the African continent.
Burkina Faso – Sauce Gombo
Sauce gombo is simply translated as Okra sauce, “gombo” means “Okra”. Although the dish is dreamed to have Okras only, it is accompanied with some varieties of seafood including cray fish or crabs and beef as meat.
Sierra Leone – Oleleh
From Sierra Leone I bring you the most delicious traditional dish, Oleleh. It is a mixture of black eyed beans, palm oil, yam and with many other ingredients. It has served a millions of inhabitants and foreigners, because it is sold in almost every available street in the country, probably even to the neighbors.