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Join us on our culinary journey around the world. Every month, we highlight the culture and history of a country through its cuisine.
Ivorian coconut cake: crispy little coconut fritters
The Ivorian coconut cake is a small fried sweet made with fresh coconut, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla and nutmeg. Cut into diamonds and then immersed in hot oil, it becomes crispy on the outside while remaining soft and fragrant on the inside. In Côte d’Ivoire, these small coconut cakes are eaten as a snack, with…
Thiakry: recipe for Senegalese dessert with millet and raisins
Thiakry, is a Senegalese dessert prepared with steamed millet couscous, then mixed with a sweet milky base. Served chilled, it seduces with its creamy and slightly grainy texture, often flavoured with vanilla, nutmeg or enriched with raisins. Thiakry with raisins, a must-try African dessert Looking for a dessert that is simple, fragrant and exotic? Thiakry…