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Crincrin Sauce

Also known as: Sauce crincrin

Beninese leafy okra sauce with smoked fish, crab, wagachi and fermented seasonings.

Crincrin Sauce — illustrative food image

About Crincrin Sauce

Mme AGBO presents crincrin with okra as an established Beninese sauce. Her version combines leafy crincrin and sliced okra with smoked fish, crab and wagachi cheese in a seasoned broth.

Garlic, ginger, black pepper and chilli provide aromatic heat. Affiti and fermented fish contribute the fermented flavour that the author associates with the recipe’s traditional character; fish and smoked-shrimp powders deepen the broth.

The cooked leaves and okra give a glossy, slippery sauce around the proteins. Bicarbonate remains optional, while télibô is selected as an optional accompaniment from the source’s serving suggestions.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Fish, Milk, Crustaceans.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

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Ingredients in Crincrin Sauce

Mme AGBO’s Beninese crincrin-and-okra sauce.

Fresh okraBase
Crincrin leavesBase
Smoked fishProtein
Wagachi cheeseProteinIngredient page not linked
CrabsProtein
Whole chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
Affiti (fermented néré paste)SeasoningIngredient page not linked
Fermented fishSeasoning
Bay leafSeasoning
Fresh garlicAromatic
Fresh gingerAromatic
Crushed black pepperSeasoning
Dried fish powderSeasoning
Smoked shrimp powderSeasoning
SaltSeasoning
Food bicarbonateSeasoning · Optional
WaterLiquid
TélibôAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked

Ingredient details & uncertainties

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

Fresh okra: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Crincrin leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader jute-leaf identity for local crincrin; exact botanical cultivar unresolved.
Smoked fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Literal fish21; species and smoking formula unprovided.
Wagachi cheese: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal cheese22 confirms Milk; exact local product/formula unresolved.
Crabs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Literal crabs23 confirm Crustaceans; species unprovided.
Whole chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual piment24 first whole chilli required; additional remaining chilli76 conditional quantity, exact type unknown.
Affiti (fermented néré paste): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader fermented African locust-bean link; named paste25 complete product formula unprovided.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
Fermented fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Literal fish26/48/66 confirms Fish; species/product formula unknown.
Bay leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Fresh garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Fresh ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader ginger candidate; source30 explicitly crushed fresh form.
Crushed black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Dried fish powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader dried-fish link; powdered form33 retained; species unknown.
Smoked shrimp powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Broader shrimp-powder link; smoked form34 explicit; Crustaceans positive.
Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Food bicarbonate (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional note91, not required merely because method63 uses it.
Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broth52 and leafy/okra pot62/67 consolidated.
Télibô (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional selected suggestion83/88; full separate formula not supplied.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

Benin
BeninCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Beninese Cuisine
Beninese CuisineCatalogue link pending review

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

Sources & references

Mme AGBO’s Beninese crincrin-and-okra sauce