Peanuts
Major cash crop. Roasted or paste forms ideal as souvenirs.
Category: Ingredients
Specialties in The Gambia
Learn about local specialties and celebrated products of this country
Local specialties
Batik cloth
Hand-dyed vibrant wax-resist fabric.
Category: Crafts
Calabash crafts
Carved and painted gourd shells made into vessels and decorations.
Category: Crafts
Kola nuts
Stimulant offered at ceremonies and welcomes.
Category: Ingredients
Kantara seasoned salt
Coarse salt produced by traditional methods along the river.
Category: Food