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Ndolé is the national dish of Cameroon

Maize is a staple food in Cameroon.

Location of Cameroon

Cameroonian cuisine is one of the most varied in Africa due to its location on the crossroads between the north, west, and centre of the continent; the diversity in ethnicity with mixture ranging from Bantus, Semi-bantus and Shua-Arabs. Added to this is the influence of German colonialisation and later the French and English annexation of different parts of the country.

Overview

Staple foods in Cameroon include cassava, cocoyam, yam, rice, plantain, potato, sweet potatoes, maize, beans, millet,a wide variety of cocyams, and a wide variety of vegetables too.

The French introduced French bread which is very widely consumed and a breakfast staple in the French speaking parts of Cameroon,  while in the English speaking parts,  British plain pan-loafs locally called "Kumba bread" and a less richer form of dinner rolls are very common.  The main source of protein for most inhabitants is fish, poultry is also eaten  and beef. Bush meat, was commonly consumed, some of the most sought-after species being the pangolin, the porcupine and the giant rat, though because of rarity these are looked upon now as delicacies.  There is also a thriving, illegal trade in endangered bush meat species such as chimpanzee and gorilla.

Influences

Given that Cameroon was colonised repeatedly, New World staples were introduced several centuries ago, as well as European cooking techniques and culture. It is also influenced by its geography, with distinct differences between its North and South regions.^[1] Cameroon is made up of over 250 ethnic groups and cuisine differs between ethnic group and also by region.^[2]

Ingredients

The soil of most of the country is very fertile and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, both domestic and imported species, are grown. These include:

Specialties

Among Cameroonian specialties are brochettes, known locally as soya (a kind of barbecued kebab made from either chicken, beef, or goat), sangah (a mixture of maize, cassava leaf and palmnut juice, mbanga Soup and kwacoco), eru and water fufu, ndolé (a spicy stew containing bitterleaf greens, meat, shrimp, pork rind, and peanut paste), koki (primarily consisting of black eyed peas and red palm oil), achu or taro (cocoyam fufu with an orange/yellow red palm oil soup) and many others. Curries, soups and fish dishes abound, as well as meats on skewers. Insects are eaten in some parts of the country (particularly the forested regions).

References

↑ "Cameroon". Food by Country. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ Mbaku, John Mukum (2005). Culture and Customs of Cameroon. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-33231-2.

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