Liberia
4 topics — topics in this category.
Palava Sauce
Liberia's palava sauce: jute or spinach-like leaves simmered with melon seeds or peanuts, palm oil, smoked fish and meat — the 'palaver' is the argument over the last spoonful. Ingredients: palava leaves (jute), egusi or…
Cassava Leaf (Liberian)
Liberia's cassava leaf: young cassava leaves pounded and cooked in palm oil with meat, fish and groundnuts (or torborgee-style with soda) — Monrovia's deep green comfort. Ingredients: cassava leaves, palm oil, beef, smok…
GB Soup
The peppery seed soup: GB (country) soup — a fiery broth of meats, fish and bush pepper with bitter balls (garden eggs) and okra, eaten with fufu or rice. Ingredients: goat or beef, smoked fish, bitter balls (small eggpl…
Dumboy
The dumboy foundation: pounded cassava dough (dumboy) — elastic, glossy balls of boiled cassava served with pepper soup — Liberia's fufu with a personality of its own. Ingredients: cassava roots, water. Recipe: 1) Boil c…
World Cuisines
Talk now — free call