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Food and drink

Dishes, snacks and drinks of Cameroon, with recipes where one is published.

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Palm nut soupPalm nut soup or banga is a soup made from palm fruit common in Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast. The soup is made from a palm cream or palm nut base with stewed marinated meats, smoked dried fish, and aromatics.
Peanut stewPeanut stew or groundnut stew, also known as maafe (Wolof mafé, maffé, maffe), and pate d'arachide (French), is a staple food stew in Western Africa.
Penja pepperPenja pepper (poivre de Penja) is a type of pepper (Piper nigrum) grown in the volcanic soil of the Penja Valley in Cameroon. It is available as green, white, black and red pepper. Its taste is influenced by the local volcanic soil, which is rich in minerals.
Poulet DGLe poulet DG est un mets traditionnel de la cuisine camerounaise. C'est un sauté de poulet frit, de plantains tranchées et pré-frites ainsi que de légumes (carottes, poivrons, haricots verts) et de divers aromates (herbes, sel et concentré de tomate et parfois de bouillon cube).
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Puff-puffPuff-puff is a traditional snack made of fried dough and eaten across West anf Central Africa. The name "puff-puff" is from Nigeria; as listed below, many other names and varieties of the pastry exist.