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Cameroonian food: discover traditional cuisine

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Culinary influences

Staple ingredients

Key flavorings

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Cameroon is a Central African country often called “Africa in miniature” due to its diversity. The country has about 28 million people spread across distinct geographic regions, which allows having different ecosystems within one country.

Cameroon historically was divided between French and British administration, and now is officially bilingual with French and English as official languages, though over 270 local languages are spoken. The francophone majority (about 80%) and anglophone minority (about 20%) sometimes experience tensions…

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The average Cameroonian daily plate size is

1791 g.
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Grains

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Fish and seafood

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Produce

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Eggs and dairy

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Meats

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Sugar, fats and nuts

Core ingredients

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Herbs

AFRICAN BASIL

BITTER LEAVES

THYME

PREKESE

UZIZA LEAVES

BAY LEAVES

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Spices

BLACK PEPPER

GRAINS OF SELIM

GRAINS OF PARADISE

CALABASH NUTMEG

DRY CHILI

MBONGO

NJANGSA/DJANSANG

TURMERIC DRY

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Aromatics

GARLIC

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GINGER

CHILI PEPPERS

BELL PEPPERS

LEMON

LIME

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Condiments

DRIED FISH/SEAFOOD

FERMENTED BEANS

TAMARIND

PALM OIL

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