5 Mouthwatering Traditional Dishes Of Cameroon
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Thu, 14 Apr 2022 1:09:03
If you want to complete your whole adventure trip to Cameroon, then you must try the local delicacies of this country as tasting of food will get a better understanding of the people and culture of that place. For vegan, foods are made with raw vegetables and fruits grown in their countryside like corn, maize, eggplant, bitter leaf, plantain, okra, etc. Maize is the staple food of Cameroon. Their native herbs and spices are cooked in palm and coconut oil. Restaurant in the capital city ‘Yaounde’ moreover offered a combination of cooking styles, including Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, and regular Cameroonian food. In the metropolitan networks, street dealers and bistros serve more traditional dishes than new dishes.
# Koki Beans
Koki bean is a dish of Cameroon that is like a moist pudding steamed treat made with coarsely grounded koki beans (black-eyed peas) and some spinach. It is as amazing as supper on its own or with boiled plantains!This delightful snack is sold everywhere in Cameroon in bistros, bars, and now became a street food, sold by women merchants to hungry passerby.
# Corn Fufu
In the food of Cameroon, corn fufu is a delicious dish of Cameroon. Fufu is famous among West Africans. It is a dish that is eaten with vegetables or soups like okra soup. Fufu can be combined using an assortment of nutrition like cassava, sweet potatoes, cocoyams, or corn. Fufu corn resembles a hard porridge. At the point when hot, it is delicate and soft. At the point when it cools off, it solidifies up like a cake. In Africa, corn fufu is cooked in various ways depending upon the land you are from.
# Riz Haricots
It is the best thing any Indian can find in the food of Cameroon. The taste may be different on account of flavors. This dish of Cameroon is made from rice and beans stews, mixed with tomatoes, celery, basil, onion, ginger root, olive oil, and salt. Riz haricot is the French name of this dish. It is commonly known as rice bean in English.
# Ndole
Here comes the mouthwatering food of Cameroon for non-vegans. It’s Cameroon’s famous food which you can find almost in all restaurants. Sweet-smelling Cameroonian spinach stew made of spinach leaves – with garlic, crayfish, shrimp, and meat. NDOLE dish is the best food of Cameroon for non-vegans.
# Poulet D.G
Poulet D.G dish is very popular among chicken lovers of Cameroon. The meaning of POULET D.G in French is chicken. D.G means Director general. It was named like this because it was the food of rich people and served to high commissioned people in Africa. In this dish, chicken is cooked in sweet-smelling spices. The ripe plantains and chicken are combined together. This food of Cameroon tastes sweet and salty. It can be combined with other ingredients also like tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, spring onion, beans, and spinach, etc.