The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

Tag: Benin

 
Calalu

At first glance, Calalu seems like Gumbo: an African-style recipe with an African name, but found only in the Americas. The main difference is that Calalu always includes greens, while […]

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Dahomey Fish Stew

Dahomey was an African kingdom (part of the region called the “Slave Coast”) that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in what is now […]

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