🇧🇯 The food of Benin
14 dishes from Benin, best known first, across 1 city or region.
Cities and regions of Benin
AkpanVegetarian
🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreFermented maize and milk dessert from Benin and Togo
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Riz grasMeat
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 4 moreWest African rice cooked with meat and vegetables, served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
WagasiVegetarian
🇧🇯 Benin and 1 moreMild, soft cheese from cow's milk, made and eaten across northern Benin
Cheese or dairy food
GnamakoudjiVegan
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 4 moreWest African drink made from ginger juice, often with pineapple, lemon, or mint
Drink
FufuVegan
🇬🇭 Ghana and 4 moreA soft, starchy dough made by pounding cassava, plantain or cocoyam, eaten with soups
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AkaraVeganàkàrà
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreWest African bean fritters, deep-fried and eaten hot as street food or breakfast
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
EbaVeganẸ̀bà
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreCassava flour dough eaten with soups in West Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KenkeyVegan
🇬🇭 Ghana and 3 moreFermented maize dough dumpling, steamed and served with spicy sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ogbono soup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA thick, slippery Nigerian soup made with ground ogbono (dika nut) seeds
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Dambou
🇳🇪 Niger and 2 moreSteamed cereal grains mixed with moringa leaves and vegetables
Main dish
Amiwo
🇧🇯 Benin and 1 moreSavory corn pudding from Benin, flavored with tomato, onion and palm oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AgidiVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreA smooth, jelly-like pudding made from corn flour and water
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Acarajé
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil and stuffed with spicy pastes
Street food, Snacks, Lunch