Côte d’Ivoire Recipes

West Africa’s plantain-and-attiéké heartland. Not sure what to eat in Côte d’Ivoire? Start with Kedjenou de Poulet, Attiéké Poisson, Gâteau Coco (Fried Coconut Cakes) and Bouillie d'Arachide. Here are 8 authentic Côte d’Ivoire recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
Kedjenou de PouletAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 1 h 30 minChicken slow-cooked sealed in a pot with peppers, tomato, and aromatics, with no added water, cooking in all its own juices.
Bouillie d'ArachideAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 30 minA creamy Ivorian peanut-and-millet breakfast porridge sweetened and scented with nutmeg.
Attiéké PoissonAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 45 minFermented cassava couscous served with grilled fish and a fresh onion-tomato relish, Côte d'Ivoire's national plate.
Gâteau Coco (Fried Coconut Cakes)Abidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 35 minSmall diamonds of fresh coconut and flour fried until crisp at the edges and fragrant, an Abidjan street sweet.
Sauce Graine (Palm Fruit Stew)Abidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · medium · 1 h 30 minA rich, earthy Ivorian stew built on palm fruit pulp with meat and smoked fish, spooned over rice or foutou.
Sauce Gombo Ivoirienne (Okra Sauce)Abidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 1 hA silky, faintly stringy Ivorian okra sauce with beef and smoked fish in a tomato and palm oil broth, eaten with foutou or rice.
Alloco with Tomato-Chili SauceAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 30 minGolden fried sweet plantains with a punchy tomato-onion-chili sauce, Abidjan’s favourite street snack.
Foutou Banane (Ivorian Pounded Plantain and Cassava)Abidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · medium · 1 hBoiled plantain and cassava pounded together while hot into a smooth, elastic, faintly sweet dough, shaped into balls and served with sauce graine or peanut sauce.
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