Cuisine in Côte d'Ivoire

Attiéké

Staple food of steamed cassava coarsely ground to couscous-like texture; eaten with fried fish or spicy sauce.

• Region: Coastal
• Main ingredients: Cassava, Tomato, Fried mackerel

Garba

Street food platter of spice-marinated grilled tilapia and attiéké.

• Region: Abidjan
• Main ingredients: Tilapia, Cassava, Chili

Foufou Banana

Mochi-like staple pounding plantain and cassava together; perfect with peanut stew.

• Region: Central
• Main ingredients: Plantain, Cassava

Kouedounou

Northern breakfast menu of rice flour paste with fish soup.

• Region: Northern
• Main ingredients: Rice flour, Fish, Hibiscus

Sauce Graine

Rich stew simmering meat in palm nut sauce.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Palm nuts, Beef, Okra

Bissap

Sweet-tart red juice boiling hibiscus calyxes.

• Region: Savanna belt
• Main ingredients: Hibiscus, Sugar, Mint

Alloco

Snack of ripe plantain deep-fried with spicy sauce.

• Region: Coastal
• Main ingredients: Plantain, Palm oil, Chili

Kedjenou

Home-cooked dish steam-braising chicken in tomato and onion sauce.

• Region: Baoulé region
• Main ingredients: Chicken, Tomato, Onion

Kocotier Wine

Lightly filtered sweet palm wine from fermented coconut palm sap.

• Region: Lagoon coast
• Main ingredients: Coconut palm sap

Chocolat de Côte d'Ivoire

Bitter tablet chocolate from 100% local cocoa.

• Region: Abidjan workshops
• Main ingredients: Cocoa beans, Sugar