DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Ayimolou
Rice and beans cooked together and finished with palm oil and onion.

About Ayimolou
On Mange Quoi presents ayimolou as a traditional rice-and-bean preparation associated with Togo and Benin. Rice and beans share the same cooking pot in this palm-oil version.
Onion, chilli and salt provide the listed seasoning, with palm oil contributing to the finished mixture. The recipe keeps the rice-and-bean base central to the dish.
The grains and beans remain the two visible components of the combined preparation. The Togo festival organiser also identifies ayimolou with everyday food culture and the women who sell it.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ayimolou
On Mange Quoi’s palm-oil ayimolou.
- BeansBase
- RiceBase
- WaterLiquid
- Palm oilFinish
- OnionsAromatic
- Chilli pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Haricots unqualified; species/cultivar not assumed cowpea or kidney bean.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Variety unspecified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit bean/rice cooking water15/24/28; wash verb22 alone does not establish separate washing medium.
- Palm oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual palm oil16/30, no red/refined grade specified.
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chilli pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Piment1, species/form unspecified; not merged with separate festival chilli sauce.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Togo
- Benin
- TogoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Togolese Cuisine
- Togolese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.