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What to eat in Equatorial Guinea

The 6 dishes to eat in Equatorial Guinea

Fish, cassava and palm oil.

Succotash
No. 1: Succotash · Photo via Wikipedia
Succotash1

Succotash

Eaten all over Equatorial Guinea

A stew of peppers, okra and smoked fish in palm oil.

Pepesup2

Pepesup

Eaten all over Equatorial Guinea

A hot, peppery fish soup with scent leaves, served with rice or plantain.

Fufu3

Fufu

Eaten all over Equatorial Guinea

Cassava dough eaten with fish and groundnut stews.

Plantain4

Plantain

Eaten all over Equatorial Guinea

Plantains fried or boiled, on the table with almost every meal.

Malanga5

Malanga

Eaten all over Equatorial Guinea

Taro root stewed with fish or meat until it melts into the sauce.

A photo like Ndongo fish6A photo like it

Ndongo fish

Best: Malabo

Fish grilled over charcoal on Malabo's seafront.

Where to eat in Equatorial Guinea

Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far

Eat your way through Equatorial Guinea

Tell Chef when you're going and he'll lay out the days: the dishes, the markets, a walk and dinner, with places that are open.

Next door

GabonPoulet nyembwe
São Tomé and PríncipeCalulu
CameroonNdolé
Republic of the CongoPoulet moambé

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