Ekoki is one of the many dishes that can be made from corn. It is a traditional Cameroonian dish of pounded corn kernels mixed with cocoyam leaves, dried fish, palm oil and tiny hot-flavoured prawns. Ekoki is wrapped in banana leaves and steamed before being served.
Kouakoukou (Grated Cocoyam)
In Cameroon, Kouakoukou is a cultural dish typical to the Great West (West, Northwest, Southwest). It is mainly finely shredded cocyam that mixed with unrefined palm oil, then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked through a steaming process.
Ekomba (Corn with Peanuts Pudding)
The Ekomba is a dish originating from central and southern provinces of Cameroon which is full of nutritional qualities. It is a cake made of corn, peanuts, sugar and water. This rich dish confers a lot of energy and is loved by many.
Mashed Plantain with Beans
This recipe is similar to Mashed Potato with Beans. Green plantains are boiled then spiced and mashed. Red kidney beans are seasoned and delicately mixed with the palm oil and Mashed Plantain.
Ekok'a makwamba (Cassava Pudding)
Ekok'a makwamba is a pudding made of finely shredded cassava. This traditional cake is rich in energy as cassava is the third largest source of food carbohydrates within the tropics, after rice and maize.
The mintumba is a traditional Sawa dish which is made from fresh cassava mash and red palm oil. It can be eaten alone or served as an accompaniment to a sauce, another side or a glass of Matengo (palm wine).
Koki is a spicy exotic preparation of yellow color made from beans and palm oil wrapped and steamed in a banana leaf. Koki beans, which refer to a variety of white beans called black eyed peas or cornille, possess a slightly sweet taste that makes it an original food in itself.
Nnam Owondo (Peanuts Pudding)
Nnam Owondo is a traditional Cameroonian recipe of balls usually made from smoked fish and peanut paste (constituting the main ingredient). The whole mixture is steamed in banana leaves before being served. It s a speciality of the Beti tribe.
Ngonda Mukon (Pistachio Cake)
The Ngond'a Mukon or pistachio cake, made from dried melon seeds, is a pudding cake traditionally served in the littoral region at Christmas, and for weddings. This is a very tasty cooked banana leaves wraps for special occasions.
This recipe is similar to Mashed Plantain with Beans. Potatoes are boiled then spiced and mashed. Red kidney beans are seasoned and delicately mixed with the palm oil and Mashed Potato.