The best Beninese dishes
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Telibo · Amiwo · Akassa. (Updated Feb 19, 2020.)
Amiwo, akassa, wassa-wassa and atassi: the pastes, sauces and fritters of Benin's cuisine.
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Top 18
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1
Telibo
Dark paste of dried yam flour.
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2
Amiwo
Red cornmeal paste cooked with tomato and palm oil.
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3
Akassa
Fermented corn starch paste.
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4
Pounded yam
Pounded yam with peanut or vegetable sauce.
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5
Wassa-wassa
Yam couscous from northern Benin.
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6
Atassi
Rice and beans cooked together.
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7
Peanut sauce
Peanut paste and meat sauce.
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8
Ademe sauce
Slimy sauce of ademe green leaves.
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9
Fonman
Vegetable tomato sauce.
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10
Dambou
Couscous with moringa leaves.
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11
Aloko
Fried ripe plantains.
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12
Gari
Toasted cassava granules.
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13
Kuli-kuli
Crunchy fried peanut cakes.
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14
Yovo doko
Sweet wheat-flour doughnuts.
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15
Tale tale
Ripe banana fritters.
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16
Afitin
Fermented locust bean seasoning.
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17
Bissap
Hibiscus flower drink.
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18
Sodabi
Palm wine spirit.
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