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Gabon

Nyembwe chicken, atanga fruit and Atlantic-rainforest cooking.

Iconic recipes

Chicken braised in palm-fruit cream sauce.

Gabon's national dish — chicken in a rich palm-nut (nyembwe) sauce, often with smoked fish.

Boiled green plantain served with softened atanga (African pear) — a classic Gabonese pairing.

Whole grilled fish marinated with garlic, ginger and chili — Gabon's beachside classic.

Gabonese palm-nut chicken stew — silky red sauce over rice or cassava.

Gabonese fish baked in wild-mango odika sauce with peppers.