Guinea Recipes
West African highlands of millet couscous and rich sauces. Not sure what to eat in Guinea? Start with Kansiyé de Poisson (Fish in Peanut Sauce), Sauce Gombo, Latchiri e Kossam and Bouillie de Fonio. Here are 7 authentic Guinea recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
7 recipes
Latchiri e KossamConakry, Guinea · medium · 1 h 15 minHand-rolled maize couscous steamed fine and served with cool, tangy curdled milk, the Fula celebration dish of Guinea.
Latchiri e Kossam 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.
Sauce GomboConakry, Guinea · easy · 50 minOkra stewed with red palm oil and smoked fish into a glossy, savory sauce, spooned over rice in the Guinean style.
Bouillie de FonioConakry, Guinea · easy · 30 minA creamy Guinean breakfast porridge of tiny fonio grains simmered in water and milk, sweetened and warmed with gentle spice.
Konkoé (Smoked Catfish Stew)Conakry, Guinea · medium · 1 h 5 minSmoked catfish simmered with eggplant, potato and okra in a spiced tomato and palm oil sauce, served over rice.
Kansiyé de Poisson (Fish in Peanut Sauce)Conakry, Guinea · easy · 1 hGuinea's version of the West African peanut stew: fish simmered in a tomato sauce thickened with peanut butter.
Fonio Vapeur (Guinean Steamed Fonio)Conakry, Guinea · medium · 1 h 25 minFonio, the tiny ancient grain of the Fouta Djallon, washed free of sand, steamed twice in a cloth-lined couscous pot and separated with the fingers into a light, fluffy bed for leaf, okra or peanut sauces.
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