Alloco
Abidjan's golden plantain: ripe plantains fried in palm or vegetable oil until caramelised, eaten with grilled fish, eggs or a spicy onion sauce — alloco is street food royalty. Ingredients: ripe plantains, oil, salt; sauce: onions, tomatoes, chiles, oil; eggs, sardines or grilled fish to serve.
What it is
Abidjan's golden plantain: ripe plantains fried in palm or vegetable oil until caramelised, eaten with grilled fish, eggs or a spicy onion sauce — alloco is street food royalty. Ingredients: ripe plantains, oil, salt; sauce: onions, tomatoes, chiles, oil; eggs, sardines or grilled fish to serve. Recipe: 1) Slice ripe plantains on the bias. 2) Fry until deep gold and crisp at the edges. 3) Make the onion-tomato sauce. 4) Serve plantain under or beside the sauce. Serve: at maquis and markets, with a boiled egg or grilled fish — the allocodrome stalls of Abidjan are named for it. Flavor: sweet, caramel, fiery sauce. History: alloco is the taste of Abidjan's streets; whole districts' food stalls (allocodromes) specialise in it. See also: Attiéké, Kedjenou.
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Questions we ask to fine-tune the help
To fine-tune the help to your situation, as the conversation moves forward we ask you:
- Have you already received a notice, letter or charge related to alloco? Who issued it: the board, the management company or a third party?
- Do you have the rule book, letter or statement where this topic appears?
- In which country is your condominium or apartment?
- What type of property is it: condominium, apartment, co-operative, townhouse or other?
- What type of board do you have: owner-elected, developer-controlled or other?
- Who manages it: a professional management company, the board itself or another model?
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