Dishes
Popular West African dishes
From jollof rice to thieboudienne, the dishes the continent loves most.
Nigerian
Jollof Rice with Grilled/Fried Goat/Chicken/Cow Meat
Smoky tomato rice cooked with peppers and spices, served with grilled or fried goat, chicken or beef.
Details →Nigerian
Jollof Rice with Fried/Grilled Fish
Smoky tomato rice cooked with peppers and spices, served with fried or grilled fish, plantain and fresh salad.
Details →Senegalese
Thieboudienne
Senegalese national dish — fish, rice and vegetables in tomato.
Details →Ivorian
Attieke-Grilled Chicken
Marinated chicken grilled over an open flame, served with attieke and pepper sauce.
Details →Nigerian
Suya
Spiced grilled beef skewers coated in yaji peanut spice.
Details →Ivorian
Attieke-Grilled Fish
Steamed fermented cassava semolina served with whole grilled or fried fish, onion salsa and pepper sauce.
Details →Ghanaian
Waakye
Rice and beans cooked with millet leaves, served with sides.
Details →Senegalese
Yassa Poulet
Lemon-onion marinated grilled chicken in tangy sauce.
Details →Nigerian
Egusi Soup
Melon-seed thickened soup with leafy greens and meat.
Details →Ghanaian
Fufu with Peanut Sauce and Goat Meat
Pounded cassava and plantain served with rich peanut (groundnut) sauce and tender goat meat.
Details →Ghanaian
Banku
Fermented corn and cassava dough served with soup or fish.
Details →Senegalese
Mafe
Rich peanut stew with meat and root vegetables.
Details →Nigerian
Pounded Yam with Egusi/Vegetable Soup
Smooth pounded yam paired with egusi (melon seed) soup or leafy vegetable soup and assorted meats.
Details →Ghanaian
Kelewele
Spicy fried plantain cubes, a Ghanaian favorite.
Details →Nigerian
Akara
Deep-fried black-eyed pea fritters, a popular street snack.
Details →Beninese
Amiwo with Grilled/Fried Chicken/Fish
Beninese spiced red corn dough served with grilled or fried chicken or fish.
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