Cuisine of Guinea

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Location of Guinea
A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea.

patates and pumpkin pie.[1]

Major ingredients

tapalapa bread. Ingredients include boiled cassava
leaves.

In rural areas, food is eaten from a large serving dish and eaten by hand outside.[2] Desserts are uncommon. Guinean cuisine has achieved some popularity overseas and there are Guinean restaurants in New York City, United States.[2]

Notable dishes

Traditional preparation of fou fou in a mortar and pestle.

Traditional Guinean dishes include:

Sauces

Traditional Guinean sauces include:

  • Footi sauce—thick, with eggplants, onions, kidney beans, water, tomato sauce, and a bouillon cube
  • Maffe tiga
    —Guinean/Senegalese-style peanut sauce
  • Maffi gombookra sauce
  • Maffi hakko Bantura—leafy sauce with sweet potato
  • Maffi supu[clarification needed]
  • Sauce d'arrachide ou Kansiyé—consists of peanut butter, water, hot chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and onions[2]
  • Maafe Taku- made with okra

Beverages

Traditional Guinean beverages include:

  • Ginger drink, beverage (bitter sweet ginger drink)
  • Hibiscus drink, beverage (jus de bissap)
  • In non-Muslim areas, palm wine is consumed

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Recipes Friends of Guinea
  2. ^ a b c d e f Eating In The Embassy: Guinean Embassy Brings West African Food To Washington by Rebecca Sheir September 21, 2012 WAMU 88.5

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