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Bobolo

Cassava paste shaped into leaf-wrapped sticks and boiled.

Bobolo — illustrative food image

About Bobolo

Bobolo is described by Olivier Charly as a traditional cassava food of Cameroon's Centre region. It appears as a pale stick wrapped in leaves, with folds left by the ties around the package.

The cassava is peeled, washed and soaked before being pressed. The softened material is then crushed and sieved into a paste that can be enclosed in the cleaned wrapping leaves.

The tied portions are boiled, with their size affecting the cooking. Olivier places bobolo within traditional ceremonies and gatherings, where the wrapped cassava has a longstanding communal role.

Allergens in this recipe

Allergen details are not yet confirmed.

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Ingredients in Bobolo

Olivier Charly's Central Cameroonian bobolo.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Cassava: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual23/25-29 whole cassava processed through own full account, not ready placali substitute.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25 clean soakingwater explicitly named; no additional unnamed fermentation ingredients invented.
  • Wrapping leaves, species not specified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual19/31 named cleaned food-contact leaf wrappers, botanical material not specified; cannot replace with banana/attieke from different recipe.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Cameroon
  • CameroonCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Olivier Charly, Le Tamtam du Mboa - Le Bobolo du Centre Cameroun, Processus de Transformation