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Benin

Amiwo spiced cornmeal, kuli-kuli and fiery pepper sauces.

Iconic recipes

Reddish tomato-spiced cornmeal porridge served with chicken sauce.

Crunchy fried peanut sticks — a Beninese street favourite.

Soft red cornmeal porridge enriched with tomato, onion and chili — Benin's staple alongside grilled chicken.

Crispy black-eyed pea fritters sold from roadside pans across Benin.

Crab simmered in palm-oil tomato sauce with dried shrimp and chili.

Benin's red corn paste cooked in tomato and chili, eaten with fried fish or chicken.