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🇬🇦 Traditional dishes from Gabon

3 dishes people actually cook in Gabon: 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 Gabon

Enjoy the smooth and hearty taste of Gabon's fufu!

  • 800 g cassava
  • 400 g plantains
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

Nyembwe

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Nyembwe, a traditional dish from Gabon

Savor the rich flavors of Gabon's traditional stew!

  • 800 g chicken
  • 100 ml palm oil
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500 ml water
  • 500 g cassava

Soupe de poisson

45 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Soupe de poisson, a traditional dish from Gabon

A flavorful fish soup that warms the soul.

  • 400 g white fish fillets
  • 1 onion
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 fish stock
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 20 g fresh parsley

What do people eat in Gabon?

The three dishes from Gabon documented in Copper are Fufu, Nyembwe and Soupe de poisson. Cassava and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. All three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 16 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Gabon?

The three recipes need 16 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Cassava and tomatoes are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 17 use cassava and 22 use tomatoes. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Gabon take?

Fufu is the quickest at 30 minutes. Nyembwe is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Gabon is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Gabon here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Fufu is the shortest way in.

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