The food of the Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, has slow-simmered stews and a variety of starches and grains. Chicken and fish are popular. Tomatoes, eggplant and onions are important vegetables. Cassava root, plantains, and rice form the bulk of starchy calories.
A popular dish in the Ivory Coast is mafé, or sauce d'arachide, which is meat in peanut sauce. Side dishes include fried or mashed plantains and attieke, grated and cooked cassava. Small, local restaurants called maquis serve dishes like kedjenou, chicken stewed with tomatoes and vegetables.
Typical Ivoirian Dishes
Ivoirian Recipes
Try these recipes from Côte d'Ivoire.
(Ivoirian stewed chicken and vegetables)
(Ivorian meat in peanut sauce; see Mafé recipe)
(Ivoirian mashed plantains; see Fufu recipe notes)
