Mali
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Tigadegena (Peanut Stew)
Mali's peanut stew (tiga dege na): meat and vegetables in a thick peanut sauce over rice — the national dish of the groundnut heartland. Ingredients: beef, lamb or chicken, peanut paste, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, carrot…
Tô
The millet foundation: a stiff millet or sorghum porridge pounded smooth, served with leafy, okra or peanut sauces — tô is the daily bread of Mali's villages. Ingredients: millet or sorghum flour, water; sauces: baobab l…
Riz Gras (Mali)
The festive spiced rice of Mali: rice simmered in a fragrant tomato-meat broth (yassa's cousin), crowned with chicken and vegetables for weddings and Fridays. Ingredients: rice, chicken or beef, tomatoes, onions, carrots…
Poisson Braisé (Grilled Fish)
Bamako's grill glory: whole tilapia or capitaine grilled over wood fire and served with attiéké-style onions, tomatoes, chiles and mayonnaise — poisson braisé is Mali's night-out dish (a style shared across francophone W…
World Cuisines
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