Rice with fish or chicken, domoda (peanut stew) and benachin (one-pot rice). The Gambia River provides fish.
History
Gambia's food is closely related to Senegal's. Peanuts were its main cash crop for generations.
Ingredients
- Rice
- Fish
- Peanut butter
- Tomato
- Palm oil
- Okra
- Hibiscus
How it's made
- Cook a stew with tomato, onion and fish or meat
- Add peanut butter for domoda
- Cook rice in the stew for benachin
- Serve in a shared bowl
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Gambia drinks
Ginger juice, bissap, ataya tea
Ratings & notes
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