Vegetarian Beninese Recipes
Every dish here is Beninese cooking that is naturally vegetarian, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle vegetarian on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
AbloCotonou, Benin · medium · 45 minSoft, slightly sweet steamed rice-and-corn cakes eaten plain or with a spicy sauce for breakfast.
Ablo Wassa-WassaCotonou, Benin · medium · 55 minSteamed yam-flour couscous tossed with a spiced tomato and onion sauce, a northern Beninese lunch staple.
Yovo Doko (Sweet Fritters)Cotonou, Benin · easy · 1 h 35 minLight, puffy sweet fried dough balls dusted with sugar, often called the national dessert of Benin.
Wagasi in Tomato SauceCotonou, Benin · easy · 40 minGolden-fried Fulani cheese simmered in a spicy tomato and onion sauce, one of West Africa's rare traditional cheese dishes.
Ata (Beninese Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)Cotonou, Benin · medium · 2 h 50 minSkinned black-eyed peas whipped into an airy batter with onion and chili, then fried into crisp, fluffy golden fritters.
Klui-Klui (Beninese Peanut Sticks)Cotonou, Benin · medium · 1 h 15 minRoasted peanuts ground to a paste, kneaded with salted water to press out their oil, spiced with ginger and chili, shaped into sticks and rings and fried until hard and crunchy.
Akassa (Beninese Fermented Corn Dough)Cotonou, Benin · medium · 2.5 daysMaize flour soaked and soured for two days, sieved and settled, then stirred over the heat into a smooth, white, gently tangy dough, wrapped in leaves to set and served with fried fish and a peppery tomato sauce.
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