Cuisine of Guinea

Location of Guinea

A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea.

Guinean cuisine includes traditional Guinean dishes such as fou fou , boiled mango, fried plantains, patates and pumpkin pie. ^[1]

Major ingredients

Corn is a staple with preparations and ingredients varying by region: Mid Guinea, Upper Guinea, Coastal Guinea, Forested Guinea, and the area of the capital (Conakry). ^[2] It is part of West African cuisine and includes fufu , jollof corn, maafe , and tapalapa bread. Ingredients include boiled cassava leaves.

In rural areas, food is eaten from a large serving dish and eaten by hand outside. ^[2] Desserts are uncommon. Guinean cuisine has achieved some popularity overseas and there are Guinean restaurants in New York City, United States. ^[2]

Traditional Guinean dishes include:

• paste, also known as tôreuy, is a savory pastry with okra sauce ^[2]
• Bwayry ^[1]
• Cooked mango ^[1]
• Fried plantain is a sweet like banana ^[1]
• Patates , fried sweet potatoes ^[1]
• Fouti, okra with rice
• Gateau farine, ^[1] a variety of round cake
• Tamarind drink ^[1]
• Thiacri, a sweet Senegalese couscous and milk dish ^[1]
• Poule ^{[1] [ clarification needed ]}
• Konkoé, smoked catfish and vegetable stew ^[2]
• Bissap, a hibiscus drink that is purple-coloured and sometimes includes mint
• Attieke, a dish with fish or tilapia sauce topped with cucumbers and tomatoes
• Katun, goat cheese

Sauces

Traditional Guinean sauces include:

• Footi sauce—thick, with eggplants, onions, kidney beans, water, tomato sauce, and a bouillon cube
• Maffe tiga —Guinean/Senegalese-style peanut sauce
• Maffi gombo—okra sauce
• Maffi hakko Bantura—leafy sauce with sweet potato
• Maffi supu^{[ clarification needed ]}
• Sauce d'arrachide ou kansiyé—consists of peanut butter, water, hot chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and onions ^[2]
• Maafe taku—made with okra

Beverages

Traditional Guinean beverages include:

• Ginger drink (bitter sweet ginger drink)
• Hibiscus drink (jus de bissap)
• In non-Muslim areas, palm wine is consumed

References

1. Recipes Friends of Guinea
2. Eating In The Embassy: Guinean Embassy Brings West African Food To Washington by Rebecca Sheir September 21, 2012 WAMU 88.5

External links

• Guinean cuisine YouTube videos