Dishes
Popular West African dishes
From jollof rice to thieboudienne, the dishes the continent loves most.
Nigerian
Jollof Rice
Smoky tomato rice cooked with peppers and spices.
Details →Senegalese
Thieboudienne
Senegalese national dish — fish, rice and vegetables in tomato.
Details →Ivorian
Grilled Chicken
Marinated chicken grilled over open flame, served with attieke.
Details →Nigerian
Suya
Spiced grilled beef skewers coated in yaji peanut spice.
Details →Ivorian
Attieke
Steamed fermented cassava semolina, usually with grilled fish.
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
Pounded cassava and plantain, served with light soup.
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
Smooth pounded yam paired with egusi or vegetable soup.
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
Beninese spiced corn dough served with chicken or fish.
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