Gambia
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Domoda
Gambia's peanut stew icon: domoda — beef or chicken in a tomato-peanut sauce with vegetables, the national dish of the smiling coast. Ingredients: beef or chicken, peanut paste, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, carrots, c…
Benachin
The one-pot rice: benachin ('cooked in one pot') — Gambia's jollof, rice simmered in tomato-fish/meat sauce with vegetables, the Wolof heritage plate. Ingredients: rice, fish or beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, cabb…
Yassa (Gambian)
Gambia's yassa: chicken (or fish) in the lemon-onion sauce of the Casamance connection, served over rice — bright, silky, beloved. Ingredients: chicken or fish, onions (many), lemons, mustard, garlic, chiles, olives, oil…
Supa Kanja (Okra Soup)
The okra soup of the river: supa kanja — okra simmered with palm oil, fish, meat and seafood into a slippery, rich soup over rice. Ingredients: okra, palm oil, smoked fish, crab or prawns, beef, onions, chiles, ogiri (op…
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