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What to eat in Côte d'Ivoire

The 10 best dishes in Côte d'Ivoire

Maquis culture: grilled fish and plantain under the trees.

1

Attiéké

Best: Abidjan

Fermented cassava couscous with grilled fish, onion and tomato.

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2

Kedjenou

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

Chicken and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay pot.

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3

Alloco

Best: Abidjan

Fried plantain with chili and onion, sold everywhere at dusk.

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Garba

Best: Abidjan

Attiéké with fried tuna and hot pepper, the students' lunch.

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5

Foutou

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

Pounded plantain and yam, with palm nut sauce.

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6

Sauce graine

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

Palm nut soup with fish or meat.

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Poisson braisé

Best: Abidjan

Whole fish grilled on charcoal at the maquis.

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Placali

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

Fermented cassava paste with okra sauce.

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9

Sauce arachide

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

A thick, red peanut sauce with chicken or beef and okra, ladled over white rice.

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10

Bangui

Eaten all over Côte d'Ivoire

Fresh palm wine tapped from the tree that morning, sweet at first and stronger by the afternoon.

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