Chicken Moambe Chicken Moambe is a popular dish around the Congo river area. When in Congo, marinate the chicken overnight in the moambe sauce, which is a sauce made from the African oil palm fruit. Photo Dekiplekkerekok.be Here’s a westernized version of the Congo Chicken Moambe recipe from Food.com: Ingredients: 3 -4 lbs chicken…
BEST of Comoros food : Langouste a la Vanille !
Langouste a la Vanille, or Lobster in Vanilla sauce, is the national dish of the Comoros Islands in Southern Africa. The dish comes from the adaptation of French cooking to the local produce of the Comoros islands. The meat from Southern Africa lobster is rich, tender and a true delicacy. Photo Indian-Ocean.com The following…
Côte d’Ivoire, maquis restaurants and our favorite destination in West Africa!
Cote d’Ivoire. COUNTRY ROLL No 44 : Côte d’Ivoire, or Ivory Coast, now the world’s largest producer of cacao! Previous host to Kong Empire and other kingdoms, Côte d’Ivoire is blessed with many heritage sites, great beaches, interesting maquis restaurants and a (let’s hope it lasts) peaceful environment, making the country our favorite destination in…
BEST of Chad food : Jarret de Boeuf !
Jarret de boeuf Photo GrubPassport.com Traditional Chad jarret de boeuf recipe from cellnet.org.uk: Ingredients: lkg beef, preferably from the middle of the leg, diced 2 onions, 2 garlic cloves salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste 6 whole cloves 2 carrots, sliced 1 aubergine, cubed 1 leek, chopped 1 sweet potato, cubed and…
BEST of Central African Republic food : Maboke de Capitaine !
Maboke de Capitaine. The maboke de capitaine, or aumoniere de capitaine, is a famous and tasty specialty dish of the Central African Republic. The term “maboke” , which is the plural of “liboke”, refers to the mode of cooking, with the food inside large banana leaves closed at the top, with the shape resembling that…
BEST of Cape Verde food : Cachupa !
Cachupa is the signature dish of the Cape Verde Islands in Africa. Similar to a French cassoulet, cachupa is a slow cooked stew of corn, beans, vegetables and meat or fish. Each island seems to have its own variation of the dish. Photo by IngredientMatcher The cachupa recipe below comes from capeverde-islands.com: Ingredients: 4…
Congo Kinshasa, larger of 2 Congo countries, diamonds and chaos!
Congo Kinshasa. COUNTRY ROLL No 41 : Congo Kinshasa, also called DR Congo, the larger of the two Congo countries, the one with the diamonds and the chaos! Photo Whc.unesco.org Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world. Luxury escapes and…
Congo Brazzaville, smaller of 2 Congo countries, the one with the oil!
Congo Brazzaville. COUNTRY ROLL No 40 : Congo Brazzaville, the smaller of the two Congo countries in Africa, the one with the large petroleum reserves! Photo AfricaTravelResource.com Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world. Luxury escapes and city breaks to…
BEST of Cameroon food : Shrimp Ndole !
Shrimp Ndole. Since Cameroon comes from the Portuguese word for “shrimp river”, it is only fitting that our featured dish for the country be the shrimp Ndole, made from essentially from peanuts, shrimp, and vegetables. “Ndole is one of the national dishes of Cameroon. The Ndole is like the Cameroonian flag revered by her children…
Comoros, troubled paradise islands near Madagascar!
Comoros. COUNTRY ROLL No 39 : Comoros Islands, paradise islands with a troubled history of coups and political instability, between the African coast and Magadascar! Photo Paradiseintheworld.com Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world. Luxury escapes and city breaks to…