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🇬🇶 Traditional dishes from Equatorial Guinea

3 dishes people actually cook in Equatorial Guinea: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Fufu

30 min · medium · 4 ingredients

Fufu, a traditional dish from Equatorial Guinea

Deliciously smooth and stretchy fufu to enjoy!

  • 500 g cassava
  • 300 g plantains
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

Okono

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Okono, a traditional dish from Equatorial Guinea

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional dish!

  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 400 g tomato
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500 ml water

Pepper soup

30 min · easy · 10 ingredients

Pepper soup, a traditional dish from Equatorial Guinea

Warm up with this fragrant and spicy pepper soup!

  • 500 g chicken
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 onion
  • 2 bell peppers
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lime

What do people eat in Equatorial Guinea?

The three dishes from Equatorial Guinea documented in Copper are Fufu, Okono and Pepper soup. Chicken and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 15 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Equatorial Guinea?

The three recipes need 15 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Equatorial Guinea entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Equatorial Guinea take?

Fufu is the quickest at 30 minutes. Okono is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Equatorial Guinea is easiest to make at home?

Pepper soup is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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