Cuisine in The Gambia

Domoda

Rich stew of meat or vegetables simmered in peanut sauce.

• Main ingredients: Peanut paste, chicken or beef, tomatoes, onions, rice

Benachin

Gambian version of Jollof rice. Rice and ingredients cooked together in one pot.

• Main ingredients: Rice, tomato paste, fish or meat, vegetables, spices

Chicken Yassa

Grilled chicken marinated in onions and lemon juice, then simmered.

• Main ingredients: Chicken, onions, lemon, mustard

Supakanja

Viscous stew of okra and fish.

• Main ingredients: Okra, smoked fish, palm oil

Afra

Spicy street barbecue grilled over charcoal.

• Main ingredients: Beef, chili pepper, salt

Chakry

Dessert mixing couscous with yogurt and milk.

• Main ingredients: Millet couscous, yogurt, sugar

Tapalapa

Oval-shaped bread with crispy exterior and chewy interior.

• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, yeast, salt

Oyster Stew

Stew using oysters harvested from mangroves at river mouths.

• Main ingredients: Oysters, tomatoes, onions, chili peppers

Fish Pie

Fried fish pastry similar to curry puffs. Popular as a snack.

• Main ingredients: Fish, onions, wheat flour, spices

Fufu

Staple food made by pounding plantain. Eaten with stews.

• Main ingredients: Plantain, water