Beninese Cuisine: Emblematic Dishes of the Yoruba-Fon Kingdom

Beninese cuisine is the rich heritage of the Yoruba, Fon, Adja and Bariba peoples. For the Beninese diaspora in France, here are the must-have dishes that define the country's culinary identity.

1. Amiwo: red maize paste

Maize paste cooked with a spicy tomato sauce. It is the emblematic Fon dish. Served with chicken or fish.

2. Akassa: fermented white paste

Fermented white maize paste, accompanies sauces and soups.

3. Peanut sauce with leaves

Peanut sauce enriched with green leaves (vernonia, baobab). Served with rice or amiwo.

4. Atassi: rice and beans

Rice and black-eyed beans cooked together, a popular and nutritious dish.

5. Akpan (Beninese yoghurt)

A sweet yoghurt made from fermented maize, a traditional dessert.

6. Wagasi: Fulani cheese

A fresh cheese of the Fulani herders, fried or in a sauce.

7. Sodabi: palm rum

A distillate of palm wine, a traditional festive drink.

8. Akpan kpa: fish stew

A fish stew with spices, a coastal speciality.

9. Aklui: sweet millet porridge

Millet porridge with sugar, a classic breakfast.

10. Fried cocoyam (taro)

A fried tuber served as a side.

Where to find Beninese ingredients in France?

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