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Maafe

Peanut stew or groundnut stew, also known as maafe (

Western Africa.[1] It originates from the Mandinka and Bambara people of Mali.[2]

The proper name for it in the Mandinka language is domodah or tigadegena (lit. 'peanut butter sauce,' where tige is 'peanut,' dege is 'paste,' and na is 'sauce') in Bamanankan.[3]

Domodah is a sauce also used by

Gambians, whose name has been borrowed from the Mandinka language.[4][5] In Senegal domodah or domoda refers to flour-thickened soup or stew, which is different from mafe that uses peanut paste.[6] It is a favorite dish among several Senegal and Gambia ethnic groups. With the significant expansion of groundnut cultivation during the colonial period, maafe has also become a popular dish across West Africa, even outside West Africa such as in Cameroon and France
.

Variants of the dish appear in the cuisine of nations throughout

chicken, or without meat.[7][8][1][9] In Ghana, this stew is usually eaten with fufu.[9]

Variations

Recipes for the stew vary widely, but commonly include

Gambia), fonio or to (millet dough) in Mali, tuwo or omo tuo (rice or millet dough) in Northern Nigeria, Niger, and Northern Ghana, couscous (as West Africa meets the Sahara, in Sahelian countries), or fufu and sweet potatoes in the more tropical areas, such as the Ivory Coast. Um'bido is a variation using greens, while Ghanaian maafe is cooked with boiled eggs.[10] A variation of the stew, "Virginia peanut soup", even traveled with enslaved Africans to North America.[11]

The Gambia

Domoda is a type of groundnut stew found in The Gambia.[12] Domoda is prepared using ground peanuts or peanut butter, meat, onion, tomato, garlic, seasonal vegetables and spices.[12][13] It has been described as one of the national dishes of The Gambia.[13] Domoda is typically served over rice, and is also sometimes served over findi, a grain that is similar to couscous in consistency.[13]

Gallery

  • Groundnut stew prepared with fried groundnut paste, fish, eggs and hot palm oil
    Groundnut stew prepared with fried groundnut paste, fish, eggs and hot palm oil
  • Domoda served with rice
    Domoda served with rice

See also

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ James McCann. Stirring the pot: a history of African cuisine, p132. Ohio University Press, 2009ISBN 0-89680-272-8
  3. ^ "The Hirshon Malian Peanut Stew – Tigadegena". ✮ The Food Dictator ✮. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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  5. ^ Dorinda Hafner. "Maafe - Chicken And Peanut Stew - Mali". Chef2Chef culinary portal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
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  8. ^ Um'bido (greens & Peanuts) Recipe Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
    Ghanaian Maafe: My Changing Memories of Mafe
  9. Washington Post
    Staff Writer, Wednesday, May 9, 2007; Page F01.
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