Ndolé
Ndolé (also Ndole and N'Dole) is a national dish from Cameroon . It was originally a duala dish , but has now become popular across the country and in other West African states as well. Ndolé is almost always present at the family, religious and social festivals in southern Cameroon, where many different dishes are usually prepared. Fried plantains or yams are often used as side dishes .
ingredients
The main ingredient is the leafy vegetable of the same name, which is also known as bitterleaf or bitter spinach. These are the young leaves of the Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip. ex Walp, who belongs to the Vernonieae tribe . It is prepared similar to spinach and has a slightly bitter taste. Other common ingredients include fresh, ground peanuts, garlic, onions, ginger, meat, and dried shrimp. However, many variations are possible. The whole thing is cooked like a stew .
Cameroonian ndolè
ndolè court
Ndolè with cod
literature
Regina Fuchs: Cameroon . 5th edition. Reise Know-How Verlag, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 3-8317-1530-0 , Art and Culture, p. 251 .
Web links
- Recipe (English)