Ivory Coast: Menu of Typical Dishes
A list of typical Ivoirian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan an Ivoirian-style meal, party or festival.
Typical Ivoirian Dishes
Appetizers
- Aloco (Deep-fried plantain)
- Ignames Frites (Yam chips)
Soups and Stews
- Ragoût d'Ignames (Beef and yam stew)
- Sauce d'Arachide (Meat or poultry in peanut sauce)
- Soupe d'Avocat Abidjanaise (Chilled avocado soup)
Salads
- Salade de Cocombres et de Courgettes (Cucumber-zucchini salad)
Poultry
- Brochettes de Poulet au Couscous (Chicken skewers with couscous)
- Kedjenou (Chicken cooked in an earthenware pot)
Meats
- Boeuf aux Gombos (Beef with okra)
- Sauce à l'Aubergine (Meat in eggplant sauce)
Fish and Seafood
- Gambas à la Sauce Blanche (Shrimp in white sauce)
- Poissons à la Sauce Tomates (Fish in tomato sauce)
- Poisson avec des Potiron (Fish with pumpkin)
- Poisson Braisé avec de l'Avocat (Fish braised with avocado)
Vegetables and Beans
- Attiéké (Grated cassava)
- Foutou (Mashed yams)
- Ignames à la Tomate (Yams with tomatoes)
- Placcali (Mashed, fermented cassava)
- Tiba Yoka (Baked plantains)
Breads and Grains
- Millet (Millet)
- Riz (Rice)
Sauces
- Sauce Pimente (Hot tomato-eggplant sauce)
- Soumbala (Condiment from shea tree fruit)
Desserts
- Fruits Tropicales (Tropical fruits)
- Gâteau à l'Ananas (Pineapple cake)
- Noix de Kola (Kola nuts)
Beverages
- Bangui (Palm wine)
- Café (Coffee)
- Jus de Gingembre (Ginger ale)
- Thé Rouge (Red tea)
