National Dish Recipes: Every National Dish Recipe

Benin

National Dish Benin: Klaklo (Recipe)

Meet Klaklo, a wonderfully simple little maize cake from Benin that proves you rarely need more than three ingredients to make …

Benin

Discover Kédjénou, the slow-cooked chicken stew that sits at the heart of festive cooking in Benin. Tender pieces of chicken …

Benin

Meet Hankpete, a steamed maize speciality that sits right at the heart of Benin’s home cooking. Soft, gently savoury and …

Benin

Gnamankoudji is West Africa’s ginger juice, and it does not hold back: raw ginger blended with water, strained, sweetened …

Benin

Discover Gboman Sauce, the national dish of Benin and a wonderful introduction to West African cooking. Built around creamy …

Benin

Gboman is the everyday green sauce of Benin: amaranth leaves stewed down with onion, tomato, palm oil and a spoonful of peanut …

Benin

Discover Gboma Dessi, a warming West African stew that sits right at the heart of Benin’s home cooking. Fresh garden …

Benin

Meet Gbo Kpete, the national dish of Benin and a wonderful introduction to the cooking of West Africa. Built around cassava, the …

Benin

Meet Gbègo, one of Benin’s most cherished staples and a dish that sits at the very heart of the West African table. Made …

Benin

Meet Gari Foto, the golden, nutty cassava dish that sits at the very heart of Beninese home cooking. Made from grated and …

Benin

Discover Fufu with Peanut Soup, a comforting classic from Benin that sits at the very heart of West African home cooking. Smooth, …

Benin

Discover Fufu, the soft, starchy side dish that sits at the very heart of Beninese cooking. Pounded from yam or plantain until …