Egg-Free Recipes from Around the World, Page 3
Every dish here is naturally egg-free, no substitutions needed, and comes from a real culinary tradition somewhere on the map. Prefer to wander? On any recipe you can toggle egg-free and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
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BeignetsBangui, Central African Republic · easy · 1 h 40 minCentral African breakfast doughnuts: puffy, golden yeasted fritters fried fresh at dawn and dusted with sugar, eaten with sweet coffee.
Beignets KisserN'Djamena, Chad · medium · 4 h 35 minChadian sourdough crepes: thin, tangy fermented millet pancakes griddled soft and lacy, torn and dipped into sauce or eaten with sugar.
Kisser Beignets CongolaisBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo · medium · 1 h 45 minPuffy, faintly sweet fried dough balls sold hot on Brazzaville street corners and eaten with sweet coffee at daybreak.
Beignets Congolais UmncushuMbabane, Eswatini · easy · 2 h 15 minSwazi samp and beans: dried maize kernels and sugar beans slow-boiled together until soft and creamy, a homely Eswatini staple.
Umncushu TapalapaBanjul, The Gambia · medium · 2 h 20 minThe Gambia's daily bread: a crusty, dense baton of mixed millet, maize, and wheat flours, baked in a clay oven and torn open for breakfast.
Tapalapa LafidiConakry, Guinea · easy · 40 minA Guinean morning plate: okra and garden-egg eggplant mashed with chili and fermented locust bean, spooned over rice with a slick of red palm oil.
Lafidi FidjósBissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 30 minBissau breakfast fritters: a mashed-banana and flour batter fried into small golden puffs, sold in paper cones on the morning streets.
Fidjós MakoenyaMaseru, Lesotho · easy · 1 h 40 minGolden Basotho fat cakes: crisp-edged deep-fried dough balls, soft and lightly sweet inside, sold hot from street stands for breakfast.
Makoenya ZitumbuwaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawian banana fritters: very ripe bananas bound with a little cornmeal and deep-fried into sweet, golden, craggy morsels.
Zitumbuwa LakhNouakchott, Mauritania · medium · 35 minSteamed millet couscous under cool sweetened curdled milk and fresh grated coconut, the Sahelian sweet Mauritania makes to mark the end of Ramadan.
Lakh Fura da NonoNiamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSpiced millet dough balls broken into cool soured milk and sweetened, the iconic Hausa-Fulani breakfast drink-meal of Niger.
Fura da Nono Fruta-Pão FritaSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 25 minGolden fried breadfruit, crisp outside and fluffy within, eaten with strong island coffee on São Tomé mornings.
Fruta-Pão Frita Ladob BanannVictoria, Seychelles · easy · 30 minRipe plantains simmered soft in sweet, vanilla-and-nutmeg coconut milk, a Creole breakfast or dessert from the Seychelles.
Ladob Banann ComboJuba, South Sudan · easy · 40 minSouth Sudanese greens in peanut sauce: leafy greens simmered with tomato and groundnut paste into a rich, creamy relish, eaten with rice.
Combo Ngai NgaiBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo · easy · 50 minA tart roselle-leaf stew (ngai ngai means "sour sour") cooked down with onion, tomato, and red palm oil and served with fried fish and fufu, a Congolese staple.
LoubiaCasablanca-Settat, Morocco · easy · 1 h 45 minWhite beans slow-simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with cumin and paprika, a humble everyday Moroccan lunch.
Loubia TibsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia · easy · 35 minSizzling sautéed beef or lamb with onions, chili, and rosemary, served on injera, a celebratory Ethiopian favorite.
Tibs NdambéDakar, Senegal · easy · 1 h 15 minA spiced black-eyed pea stew served in a crusty baguette, Senegal's everyday street breakfast-lunch.
Ndambé ThiakryDakar, Senegal · easy · 2 h 40 minSweetened steamed millet couscous folded through vanilla yogurt and cream with raisins, a cool West African pudding.
HawawshiCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minSpiced minced meat baked inside crisp flatbread until juicy and golden, an Egyptian street sandwich.
Hawawshi Om AliCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minA warm bread pudding of flaky pastry soaked in sweet spiced milk with nuts and coconut, Egypt's national dessert.
WaakyeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 1 h 15 minRice and beans cooked with sorghum leaves that tint it reddish-brown, the everyday one-pot lunch of Ghana.
Waakye Nkate CakeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 25 minA crunchy peanut brittle bound in dark caramel, a popular Ghanaian street sweet sold in cut slabs.
GatsbyWestern Cape, South Africa · easy · 45 minA foot-long roll crammed with meat or masala fillings, hot chips, and peri-peri, Cape Town's legendary sharing sandwich.
Gatsby MakroudhTunis, Tunisia · medium · 1 h 5 minDiamond-shaped semolina pastries filled with spiced date paste and soaked in honey, a Tunisian and Maghrebi classic.
Makroudh Nyama ChomaNairobi, Kenya · easy · 1 h 15 minSimply salted goat or beef slow-grilled over charcoal and eaten with kachumbari and ugali, Kenya's social feast.
Nyama Choma KaimatiNairobi, Kenya · medium · 1 h 50 minCrisp cardamom-scented dumplings tossed in sugar syrup, a Swahili-coast sweet loved across Kenya.
Zanzibar UrojoZanzibar, Tanzania · medium · 1 hA tangy turmeric-and-mango broth piled with fritters, potato, and crunchy toppings, Zanzibar's famous mix.
Zanzibar Urojo KashataZanzibar, Tanzania · easy · 30 minChewy-crisp coconut candy scented with cardamom, a sweet of the Swahili coast.
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.
Attiéké Poisson MatapaMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 1 h 20 minCassava leaves stewed with peanuts, coconut, and prawns, one of Mozambique's most cherished national dishes.
Matapa ChakhchoukhaAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 2 hTorn flatbread bathed in a spiced lamb, chickpea, and tomato sauce, an Algerian dish for gatherings.
Chakhchoukha Kalb el LouzAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 5 minA syrup-soaked semolina cake with an almond heart, fragrant with orange blossom, a jewel of the Algerian Ramadan table.
LuwomboKampala, Uganda · medium · 2 h 55 minChicken or beef stewed in a rich groundnut sauce, steamed inside a banana leaf, a royal Ganda dish for celebrations.
Luwombo KabalagalaKampala, Uganda · easy · 30 minSweet little pancakes of ripe banana and cassava flour fried until golden, a favorite Ugandan snack.
Poulet DGLittoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 1 h 5 minFried chicken and sweet plantain simmered with peppers and vegetables in a rich tomato sauce, a Cameroonian celebration favorite.
Poulet DG Nyama ne SadzaHarare, Zimbabwe · easy · 1 h 15 minBeef stewed with tomato and onion served with stiff maize sadza, the everyday heart of the Zimbabwean table.
Nyama ne Sadza Ravitoto sy HenakisoaAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 1 h 35 minPounded cassava leaves slow-cooked with pork, garlic, and ginger, one of Madagascar's best-known dishes.
Ravitoto sy Henakisoa Koba AkondroAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 2 h 20 minA dense steamed cake of banana, ground peanuts, and rice flour wrapped in banana leaf, a Malagasy street sweet.
MufeteLuanda, Angola · medium · 1 h 5 minGrilled fish with beans, cassava, and sweet potato under a tangy palm-oil and onion sauce, an Angolan coastal feast.
Mufete DikgobeGaborone, Botswana · easy · 2 h 15 minSamp and beans (or sorghum) slow-cooked soft together into a filling one-pot, a staple of the Botswana table.
Dikgobe NapolitainePort Louis, Mauritius · medium · 45 minTwo crumbly shortbread biscuits sandwiched with jam and coated in bright pink icing, a Mauritian bakery icon.
Napolitaine MadesuKinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 1 h 45 minWhite beans simmered in a savory palm-oil, onion, and tomato sauce, an everyday staple of the DR Congo table.
Madesu Macaroni ImbakbakaTripoli, Libya · easy · 1 hPasta simmered in a spiced lamb-and-tomato sauce until it absorbs it all, Libya's signature everyday pasta.
Macaroni Imbakbaka GhraybahTripoli, Libya · easy · 38 minMelt-in-the-mouth buttery shortbread scented with a hint of cardamom, a Libyan and Maghrebi celebration cookie.
SuqaarMogadishu, Somalia · easy · 40 minSmall cubes of meat sautéed with potato, peppers, and Somali xawaash spice, a quick everyday dish.
Suqaar XalwoMogadishu, Somalia · advanced · 2 h 15 minA dense, glossy, cardamom-scented sweet set with cornstarch and ghee, the centerpiece of every Somali celebration.
ShaiyahKhartoum, Sudan · easy · 35 minStrips of lamb quickly fried with onion, peppers, and spices, a popular Sudanese meat dish for gatherings.
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