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[[File:LocationGambia.svg|thumb|Location of [[The Gambia]]]] |
[[File:LocationGambia.svg|thumb|Location of [[The Gambia]]]] |
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'''The Gambia''' does not actually have its own cuisine; the food that is to be found there stems mostly from neighboring Senegal, whose cuisine is French-influenced. Common ingredients include fish, rice, [[peanut]]s, tomato, [[black-eyed pea]]s, lemon, [[cassava]], cabbage, potato, pumpkin, [[Eggplant|garden egg]], lettuces, rice, couscous, corn, [[Digitaria exilis|findi]], salt, pepper, onion, chili, and various herbs. Oysters are also a popular food from the [[River Gambia]], and are harvested by women.<ref name=welcome>[http://www.visitthegambia.gm/gambia-cuisine-National-Dishes.htmlNational Dishes]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Gambian cuisine Visit Gambia</ref> |
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==Dishes== |
==Dishes== |
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[[File:Mafe SN.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Maafe]]]] |
[[File:Mafe SN.JPG|thumb|200px|''[[Maafe]]'']] |
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[[File:Thiakry 2013.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Thiakry]]]] |
[[File:Thiakry 2013.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Thiakry]]'']] |
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* [[Benachin]] |
* ''[[Thieboudienne|Benachin]]'', another name for [[Jollof rice|thieboudienne]], is a Senegalese dish traditionally cooked in one pot (the practice giving it its name). Various ingredients including fish or meat are added, seasoned with herbs, lemon juice, basil, aubergine, parsley, onion, chili, tomato, pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, cassava, pepper, garden egg, dry fish, and [[vegetable oil]], with tomato paste sometimes added for color<ref name=welcome/> |
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* ''Caldo'' is a lemon-flavored steamed whole-fish dish, a variation of [[Yassa (food)|yassa]]. ''[[Jorto]]'' or ''sompat'' are usually used<ref name=welcome/> |
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* [[Domoda]], a [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]] dish made with concentrated |
* ''[[Domoda]]'', a [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]] dish made with concentrated [[peanut]] paste, meat or fish seasoned with salt, medium onion, fresh tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, medium cabbage, water, tomato paste, lemon juice, soup stock, and white rice. ''Domo'' means eating and ''da'' is the word for a stew pot<ref name=welcome/> |
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* ''Mbahal'' or ''nyankatang'', a smoked and salted fish dish prepared with groundnuts, [[locust bean]] or [[black-eyed bean]]s, spring onion, fresh chilies, white rice, and [[Solanum aethiopicum#Uses|bitter tomato]] or ''jattoo''<ref name=welcome/> |
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* ''Nyambeh nyebbeh'', a cassava and bean dish made with oils, onion, chili, [[soup stock]], salt, pepper, and fried [[Lutjanidae|snapper]]<ref name=welcome/> |
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* [[Peppersoup]], a spicy fish stew. |
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* [[Yassa (food)|Yassa]] is a lemon whole |
* [[Yassa (food)|''Yassa'']] is a lemon whole-chicken or fish dish made with salt, pepper, onion, clove, garlic, mustard, chili sauce, lime juice, rice and water (if making it with chicken)<ref name=welcome/> |
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* [[Fish ball]]s made with ground [[Ethmalosa fimbriata|bonga]], onion, tomato, [[breadcrumb]]s, [[parsley]], [[black pepper]], oil, soup stock, [[tomato paste]], chilis and white rice<ref name=welcome/> |
* [[Fish ball]]s made with ground [[Ethmalosa fimbriata|''bonga'']], onion, tomato, [[breadcrumb]]s, [[parsley]], [[black pepper]], oil, soup stock, [[tomato paste]], chilis and white rice<ref name=welcome/> |
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* ''[[Maafe]]'' a [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]] dish made from peanut paste and various vegetables. |
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* [[Jollof rice]], known as 'Benachin' in the [[Wolof language]], it is made with rice, onion, tomato and red pepper and seasoned with ingredients such as [[nutmeg]], [[ginger root]], [[Scotch bonnet]], [[cumin]] and [[chili pepper]]s. It can include meat, fish and vegetables |
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* [[Maafe]], a peanut stew |
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https://www.gambia.co.uk/blog/traditional-gambian-food-and-drink |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://buzzghana.com/still-single-attract-the-right-man-with-these-10-delicious-ghanaian-dishes/ Ghanaian Dishes] |
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* [https://afrotourism.com/travelogue/20-popular-nigerian-food/ Nigerian Dishes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029220636/https://afrotourism.com/travelogue/20-popular-nigerian-food/ |date=2020-10-29 }} |
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* [https://theculturetrip.com/africa/ghana/articles/14-mouthwatering-west-african-dishes-you-need-to-try/ West African Dishes] |
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 2 November 2024
The Gambia does not actually have its own cuisine; the food that is to be found there stems mostly from neighboring Senegal, whose cuisine is French-influenced. Common ingredients include fish, rice, peanuts, tomato, black-eyed peas, lemon, cassava, cabbage, potato, pumpkin, garden egg, lettuces, rice, couscous, corn, findi, salt, pepper, onion, chili, and various herbs. Oysters are also a popular food from the River Gambia, and are harvested by women.[1]
Dishes
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- Benachin, another name for thieboudienne, is a Senegalese dish traditionally cooked in one pot (the practice giving it its name). Various ingredients including fish or meat are added, seasoned with herbs, lemon juice, basil, aubergine, parsley, onion, chili, tomato, pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, cassava, pepper, garden egg, dry fish, and vegetable oil, with tomato paste sometimes added for color[1]
- Caldo is a lemon-flavored steamed whole-fish dish, a variation of yassa. Jorto or sompat are usually used[1]
- Domoda, a Mandinka dish made with concentrated peanut paste, meat or fish seasoned with salt, medium onion, fresh tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, medium cabbage, water, tomato paste, lemon juice, soup stock, and white rice. Domo means eating and da is the word for a stew pot[1]
- Mbahal or nyankatang, a smoked and salted fish dish prepared with groundnuts, locust bean or black-eyed beans, spring onion, fresh chilies, white rice, and bitter tomato or jattoo[1]
- Nyambeh nyebbeh, a cassava and bean dish made with oils, onion, chili, soup stock, salt, pepper, and fried snapper[1]
- Peppersoup, a spicy fish stew.
- Yassa is a lemon whole-chicken or fish dish made with salt, pepper, onion, clove, garlic, mustard, chili sauce, lime juice, rice and water (if making it with chicken)[1]
- Fish balls made with ground bonga, onion, tomato, breadcrumbs, parsley, black pepper, oil, soup stock, tomato paste, chilis and white rice[1]
- Maafe a Mandinka dish made from peanut paste and various vegetables.
- Oyster stew[1]
- Thiakry, a sweet dish made from couscous (wheat or millet), milk (or sweetened condensed milk or yogurt), and spices; chakery is a couscous pudding
https://www.gambia.co.uk/blog/traditional-gambian-food-and-drink
References
[edit]- Ghanaian Dishes
- Nigerian Dishes Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- West African Dishes
