A FOOD TRADITION

Togolese Cuisine

Togolese cuisine centers on maize, cassava, rice, beans, leafy greens, okra, peanuts, and boldly seasoned meat or fish dishes.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Ablo

Ablo is a lightly fermented, steamed West African corn-based bread commonly made with wheat flour and served as a soft accompaniment to savory dishes.

Adémè dessi

Adémè dessi is a Togolese jute-leaf sauce cooked with aromatics and palm oil and commonly served with fish or meat.

Agbéli klon

Agbéli klon is a Togolese cassava preparation made into compact steamed portions and served as a starchy accompaniment.

Akoumé

Akoumé is a fermented maize dough staple from Togo that is shaped or steamed into a soft, slightly sour porridge-like accompaniment.

Akpan

Akpan is a Beninese fermented maize pudding with a soft, mildly tangy texture, commonly served with milk and sugar.

Ayimolou

Ayimolou is a Togolese one-pot dish of rice and cowpeas cooked with oil and a savory tomato-onion base.

Dékou dessi

Dékou dessi is a Togolese peanut sauce made by simmering peanut paste with tomato, onion, chili, and sometimes fish or meat.

Djenkoumé

Djenkoumé is a Togolese maize-based dough, commonly cooked with tomato, onion, and oil into a dense, savory accompaniment.

Fetri dessi

Fetri dessi is a Togolese okra sauce, typically simmered with aromatics and palm oil and often enriched with fish, meat, or seafood.

Fiofio

Fiofio is a Togolese simmered black-eyed-pea dish seasoned with onion, chilli pepper, palm oil, and salt.

Fufu

A soft, smooth dough made by boiling and pounding starchy roots such as cassava, yam, cocoyam or plantain, commonly served as an accompaniment to soups and sauces; preparation varies by locality and may also use processed cassava products.

Gboma dessi

Gboma dessi is a Togolese leafy-green sauce made from gboma leaves with tomato, aromatics, oil, and a variable meat, fish, or shrimp accompaniment.

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