West African cuisine
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West African cuisine encompasses a diverse range of foods that are split between its 16 countries. In West Africa, people buy groceries from markets, shops, stalls or supermarkets to make their meals.
Senegalese yassa poulet, a tangy-spicy dish enjoyed throughout the West African region, made with Dijon mustard, onions, lemon juice, olives and Scotch bonnet peppers
Klouikloui, rings of fried peanut butter as served in Benin
A plate of fufu accompanied with peanut soup
Maafe prepared by a Senegalese cook.
Fufu
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Fufu is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana. The word has been expanded to include several variations of the pounded meal found in ot
Pounding of fufu in Ghana
A family eating fufu