Cameroonian cuisine

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Ndolé is a dish in Cameroon
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Maize is a staple food in Cameroon
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Location of Cameroon

Cameroonian cuisine is one of the most varied in Africa due to Cameroon's location on the crossroads between the north, west, and center of the continent; the diversity in ethnicity with mixture ranging from Bantus, Semi-bantus and Shuwa Arabs, as well as the influence of German, French and British colonization.

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Ingredients

The soil of most of the country is very fertile and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, both domestic and imported species, are grown. These include:

Specialties

Traditional dishes served at Ebogo in the Centre Region Plats traditionnels lors d'une ceremonie.jpg
Traditional dishes served at Ebogo in the Centre Region

Among Cameroonian specialties are:

This is a Cameroonian meal made up of Kwacoco—cocoyams (taro) grated and steamed in banana leaves, and the Banga Soup - soup made out of fresh palm nuts. It is a native dish of the Bakweri people. Specialty from the Southwest region.

It is vegetable soup made up of finely shredded leaves of the eru. The eru is cooked with waterleaf or spinach, palm oil, crayfish, and either smoked fish, cow skin (kanda) or beef. normally eaten with Water fufu (cassava); It is a native dish of the Manyu people. Specialty from the Southwest region.

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Ndolè with meat, morrue and shrimp
Achu Soup with Taro and ox skin Taro sauce jaune avec peau de boeuf.jpg
Achu Soup with Taro and ox skin
Mbongo'o tjobi and banana plantain Mbongo tchobi et banae plantin malxe.jpg
Mbongo'o tjobi and banana plantain

Curries, soups and fish dishes abound, as well as meats on skewers. Insects are eaten in some parts of the country (particularly the forested regions).

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