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Benin Recipes

This West Africa country hub organizes 6 Benin recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, snack, and recipe. Use it to compare dishes, cooking time, difficulty, and practical recipe links without leaving the country page. Good starting points include Kuli-Kuli, Amiwo, and Grilled Wagasi. The stored recipes often use ingredients such as tomatoes, onion, vegetable oil, and garlic.

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Kuli-Kuli, Amiwo, and Grilled Wagasi

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Kuli-Kuli recipe from Benin Benin Snack Kuli-Kuli Crunchy groundnut crackers made by extracting the oil from peanut paste, then shaping and deep-frying the remaining cake. A... Time45 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Amiwo recipe from Benin Benin Main dish Amiwo A savoury red corn porridge cooked in a rich tomato and crab sauce. The cornmeal absorbs the tomato colour and flavour, tur... Time60 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Grilled Wagasi recipe from Benin Benin Snack Grilled Wagasi Beninese soft white cheese grilled until golden and served with a spicy piment sauce. A unique West African cheese snack wi... Time20 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Poisson au Moyo recipe from Benin Benin Recipe Poisson au Moyo Beninese grilled fish with a bright raw-style tomato, onion, lemon, herb, and chili moyo sauce. Time55 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe
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Main dish recipes from Benin (3) Snack recipes from Benin (2) Recipe recipes from Benin (1)
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Amiwo recipe from Benin Benin Main dish Amiwo A savoury red corn porridge cooked in a rich tomato and crab sauce. The cornmeal absorbs the tomato colour and flavour, tur... Time60 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Kuli-Kuli recipe from Benin Benin Snack Kuli-Kuli Crunchy groundnut crackers made by extracting the oil from peanut paste, then shaping and deep-frying the remaining cake. A... Time45 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Atassi Watche recipe from Benin Benin Main dish Atassi Watche Beninese rice and beans cooked tender and served with a concentrated tomato dja sauce, eggs, fish, or wagasi. Time105 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Dakouin recipe from Benin Benin Main dish Dakouin Mono-region Beninese fish, tomato, and gari dish where cassava granules thicken a deeply seasoned fish broth. Time65 min ServingsServes 5 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Poisson au Moyo recipe from Benin Benin Recipe Poisson au Moyo Beninese grilled fish with a bright raw-style tomato, onion, lemon, herb, and chili moyo sauce. Time55 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Grilled Wagasi recipe from Benin Benin Snack Grilled Wagasi Beninese soft white cheese grilled until golden and served with a spicy piment sauce. A unique West African cheese snack wi... Time20 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe

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Cooking Benin from the AfroKitchen atlas

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What are popular dishes from Benin?

Popular starting points in this AfroKitchen country hub include Kuli-Kuli, Amiwo, Grilled Wagasi, Poisson au Moyo, and Dakouin.

What ingredients are common in Benin cooking?

In the stored Benin recipes, common ingredients include tomatoes, onion, vegetable oil, garlic, peanut oil, salt, tomato paste, and black pepper.

What can I cook first from Benin?

Grilled Wagasi is a practical first pick from this hub at about 20 minutes.