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25 min
Millet Balls
Simple cooked balls of millet flour, a starchy accompaniment common in northern Cameroon, served alongside sauces.
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120 min
Cassava Sticks (Bobolo)
Cassava sticks are made from fermented cassava pulp shaped into batons, wrapped in leaves and steamed. A staple accompaniment served across Cameroon.
Plat principal
400 min
Tenue Militaire (Corn and Cocoyam Leaf Cakes)
Tenue militaire is made mainly from fresh corn, leafy greens (cocoyam, bean or spinach leaves depending on the region and the cook's choice) and palm oil. Other ingredients such as smoked fish or shrimp may be added for extra flavour.
Plat principal
220 min
Taro with Yellow Sauce
Taro with yellow sauce is a Bamileke dish from the North-West of Cameroon. It consists of taro pounded into a greyish paste, served with a yellow sauce made from palm oil, mushrooms, meat and spices, and is traditionally eaten with the fingers.
Plat principal
35 min
Stir-Fried Tapioca
Tapioca cooked in a savoury tomato sauce flavoured with ground shrimp and chilli. A simple, comforting Cameroonian dish.
Plat principal
35 min
Sardine Stir-Fried Spaghetti
A quick stir-fried spaghetti dish tossed with canned sardines, fresh tomatoes, bell pepper and parsley. A simple, savoury one-pan meal.
Plat principal
70 min
Pistachio Sauce (Egusi-Style Pumpkin Seed Sauce)
A Cameroonian sauce of ground pumpkin seeds (pistache) simmered with beef and tomatoes, served with rice, plantains or root vegetables such as cocoyam or yam.
Plat principal
30 min
Onion Sauce
A smooth, mild onion sauce simmered in butter with thyme, served warm over toast as an appetiser or napped over white meat or poultry.
Plat principal
40 min
Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms
A simple sautéed mushroom and tomato sauce with onions, garlic and parsley, served hot or cold.
Plat principal
100 min
Sanga
Sanga is a much-loved Cameroonian dish based on greens and corn, popular among the Bantu peoples of southern Cameroon, cooked with palm nut juice.
Plat principal
55 min
Minkong (Edible Caterpillars)
Edible caterpillars, called "Minkong" in a local Cameroonian language, are larvae very often found in tree trunks such as the palm tree. There are many varieties of caterpillars (black ones, white grubs, etc.). Some caterpillars have black heads, others red.
Plat principal
60 min
Buea-Style Jollof Rice
A Buea-style take on West African jollof rice, with the rice cooked in a rich tomato and coconut milk base studded with carrots, mushrooms and bell pepper.
Plat principal
110 min
Oxtail in Peanut Sauce
Tender oxtail simmered in a creamy peanut and tomato sauce, a comforting Cameroonian dish served with rice. Enjoy!
Plat principal
65 min
Roast Chicken
A whole chicken first simmered with herbs, garlic and spices, then deep-fried until golden and crisp.
Plat principal
75 min
Poulet DG (Director General's Chicken)
A festive Cameroonian dish of fried chicken and ripe plantains sautéed with colourful vegetables in a savoury seasoned sauce.
Plat principal
180 min
Grilled Chicken
A whole chicken marinated in a rich Cameroonian blend of herbs, garlic, ginger and spices, then grilled over charcoal until golden and served with the side of your choice.
Plat principal
270 min
Mustard Smoked Pork
Pork marinated in mustard and crushed vegetables, then smoked over a wood fire and finished by sautéing with julienned vegetables.
Plat principal
60 min
Grilled Pork
Pork marinated in crushed aromatics and herbs, then grilled over charcoal and basted with a chilli and parsley oil, served with plantain fries or cassava sticks.
Plat principal
55 min
Grilled Fish
Whole fish scored and coated in a spicy Cameroonian marinade of garlic, ginger and pèbè, then grilled and served with plantain fries or cassava sticks.
Plat principal
190 min
Pili Pili (Stuffed Meat Pastries)
Crispy fried pastries stuffed with seasoned minced meat, served with a homemade tomato sauce.
Plat principal
55 min
Meatballs
Tender beef meatballs made with bread, egg, garlic and parsley, browned in a pan and served with a homemade tomato sauce flavored with onion, garlic and basil. Typically served over pasta.
Plat principal
115 min
Eru
Eru, a dish from the North-West of Cameroon, is a blend of vegetables: okok (eru leaves) and water leaf, a kind of small-leafed spinach.
Plat principal
150 min
Ekwang (Grated Cocoyam Rolls)
A Cameroonian dish that originates from the South-West region of Cameroon.
Plat principal
150 min
Ekomba (Corn Cake)
Ekomba is a Beti dish. It is a cake made from a paste of fresh or dried corn, rich in carbohydrates and fats, mixed with peanut paste, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed.