DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Pinon
Gari pinon is a firm cassava-granule preparation associated with Togo and Benin.
About Pinon
Gari pinon is a firm cassava-granule preparation associated with Togo and Benin. Alterafrica’s beef rendition, published by Afrik, pairs the soft dough with pieces of fried meat.
Tomato, onion and chilli give the gari a savoury vegetable character. Beef broth contributes richness, while cooking oil coats the meat and the finished dish.
The pinon is presented as a smooth, cohesive mound with beef arranged on top. It is served hot, with a substantial texture that places the seasoned cassava at the centre of the meal.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Pinon
Alterafrica’s Togo–Benin gari pinon with beef, published by Afrik.
- BeefProtein
- OnionAromatic
- TomatoBase
- Cooking oil, unspecifiedCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Chilli pepper, unspecifiedSeasoning
- Gari, cassava granulesBase
- WaterLiquid
- Coarse saltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual85/96/99 fresh beef, boiled then fried, complete own broth.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual86/97/98 both broth and gari allocations consolidated.
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual87/98 chopped tomato; actual preparation not a borrowed cooked-sauce formula.
- Cooking oil, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual88/99/101 frying and final cooking-oil drizzle, botanical identity unknown.
- Chilli pepper, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual89 piment, broad candidate only; species/cultivar/form unknown.
- Gari, cassava granules: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual90/95 explicitly cassava semolina; no applicable own full upstream manufacture. Legacy maize contradiction unresolved.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method96 literal water for beef broth, subsequently100 used in gari.
- Coarse salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method97 gros sel, broad salt candidate no inferred sea origin.
Origins & food traditions
Togo; Benin association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Togo
- Benin
- TogoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Togolese Cuisine
- Beninese Cuisine
- Togolese CuisineCatalogue link pending review