Ivorian cuisine
Ivorian cuisine is the traditional cuisine of
Common foods and dishes
Grilled fish and grilled chicken are the most popular non-vegetarian foods. Lean, low-fat Guinea fowl, which is popular in the region, is commonly referred as poulet bicyclette. Seafood includes tuna, sardines, shrimp and bonito. Smoked fish is also common, as it is all over West Africa.[2]
Slow-simmered stews with various ingredients are another common food staple in Côte d'Ivoire.[3] Kedjenou is a spicy stew consisting of chicken and vegetables that are slow-cooked in a sealed pot[4][5] with little or no added liquid. This concentrates the flavors of the chicken and vegetables and tenderizes the chicken.[3] It is usually cooked in a pottery jar called a canari, over a low fire, or cooked in an oven.[3]
Cow's foot is an ingredient "in everything",[2] skin on, boiled for hours into a jelly.
Ivorian land snails are huge and very appreciated, commonly grilled or eaten in sauce.
Fruits and vegetables
Widely consumed fruits include
Gombo frais (fresh okra) is a stew of tomato pieces, palm oil and okra chopped together.[2] It might be served with a side dish of alloco (fried plantains), or riz gras (fatty rice), an Ivorian version of the West African jollof rice in which the fattened grains are "cooked in a soup that's built from onions fried into a sugary sweat and simmered with garlic, fresh tomatoes and tomato paste, for layers of bright and dark."[2]
Beverages
Bangui is a local palm wine. Gnamakoudji is pulped ginger squeezed through cheese cloth then mellowed with pineapple juice, lemon and vanilla.[2] Nyamanku is a local non-alcoholic beverage made from ground ginger root mixed with the juices of oranges, pineapples, and lemons.
Maquis restaurants
Ivorians have a kind of small, open-air
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4387-7882-2. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ligaya Mishan (August 24, 2018). "Sharing the Food of an Ivorian Childhood". Hungry City. New York Times. p. D5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire: Cuisine and Recipes." Whats4eats.com. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ Harris, Jessica B. (1998). The Africa Cookbook. Simon & Schuster. p. 237. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Evans, D.L. The Recipes of Africa. p. 74. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
External links
- Media related to Cuisine of Ivory Coast at Wikimedia Commons