The following highlights some of the popular Traditional Guinea Bissauan Foods. If you manage to be in an Guinea Bissauan restaurant or you are visiting Guinea Bissau, I recommend the following
1. Fish Stew
Inspired by Portuguese cuisine, it is a broth made from seafood. Guinea-Bissau’s diet is based mainly on fish and seafood to exploit its natural resources.
2. Cashew Nuts
Today, the country is one of the largest producers of raw cashew nuts in the world, and the cashew nut industry has become an extremely important part of Guinea-Bissau’s economy, with households in the country consuming cashew nuts extensively.
3. Grilled Prawns
They really are delicious and juicy morsels. Usually made from carabinero and has a strong flavor compared to shrimps and prawns. It has a delicious foam and is perfect for sauces, soups and creams.
4. Jollof Rice
Jollof rice is one of the most popular dishes in West Africa. It consists of rice with tomatoes, onions, peppers, chili and spices and can be served with chicken, beef, eggs, turkey or fish. It is quite a festive meal. Its presence is not limited to Christmas celebrations, but is also served at weddings, birthdays and baby showers.
5. Palm Wine
It is part of the fermentation broth of the oil palm. The wine collectors make a hole in the tree and insert a leaf that acts as a “funnel” that draws the juice into the container. In the morning they climbed the trees, collected the naturally fermented sap from the bottle and drank the punch shortly after collection.
6. Yassa Chicken
It is chicken with lemon, pepper and onions. The chicken is marinated with onions, garlic, lemon, mustard and chili. Then the meat, onions and the remaining juice are separated to caramelize the onions on one side and fry or grill the chicken on the other. Finally, put everything back in the pan to finish cooking and serve with rice or couscous for a super tasty meal.
7. Avocados With Tuna
This is a healthy and visually appealing snack from Guinea-Bissau. It is made with ripe avocado, tuna, grated coconut and chopped tomato. To make it, cut the avocado in half without the stone. Then mix the tuna and add it to the rest of the ingredients, then stuff the avocado shells with the filling and it is ready to serve.
8. Fried Cassava
Cut into strips and fried, as a starter or side dish, it is one of the easiest and tastiest ways to enjoy it and is popular throughout Guinea-Bissau. It is also a very nutritious food with many vitamins and minerals, and despite its sweet taste, it has almost no sugar.
9. Raivas
The people of Guinea-Bissau love Portuguese pastries because it is a former Portuguese colony. These cinnamon-filled Portuguese biscuits are easy. Room. Enter. dry But don’t be fooled. The textures are not a mistake. They are made especially for dipping. dipping. Macerated coffee, hot chocolate or tea.
10. Egusi Soup
Its most characteristic ingredient is bitter gourd seeds, a type of bitter gourd whose pulp is not edible, but whose seeds, on the other hand, are very valuable. Pumpkin seed soup. It usually contains green vegetables, sometimes tomatoes and onions.
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