West African Cuisine
🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇠Ghana🇸🇳 Senegal🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
West African cuisine is known for its bold flavors, diverse ingredients, and communal dining traditions. The region's food is characterized by the use of starches like yams, cassava, and plantains, along with various soups and stews made with palm oil, tomatoes, and spices.
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Jollof Rice
A one-pot rice dish cooked with tomatoes, peppers, and various spices.
Fufu
A dough-like food made by boiling and pounding starchy vegetables like cassava or yams.
Egusi Soup
A soup thickened with ground melon seeds and containing leafy vegetables.
Waakye
A Ghanaian dish of rice and beans cooked with dried sorghum leaves.