7 traditional dishes of Equatorial Guinea that you should try!! | EQUATORIAL GUINEA’S CUISINE

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter provides a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces fat content while retaining flavor.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Chicken breast is leaner, while bone-in chicken can be more economical.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and offers a similar umami flavor.

Prepare pepper soup using chicken, peppers, tomatoes, onions, and nutmeg, adding a handful of spices for flavor.

Serve the pepper soup with plain tins and bananas to balance the taste.

Prepare fish peanut soup with fish, peanuts, onions, and tomatoes, serving it alongside pounded yam and plain tint.

Cook a rice dish influenced by Spanish cuisine, using meat and vegetables in a white shallow pan.

Make sukhothas using sweet corn, lima beans, beef, potatoes, turnip, tomatoes, onions, and peppers.

Brew malamba, a local sugarcane alcoholic drink, to accompany meals.

Prepare osan, an African tea with milk, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, black pepper, tea masala, and lemongrass.

Make akwadu by slicing bananas or plantains, dipping them in melted butter, cooking them, and sprinkling with orange or lime juice, sugar, honey, and shredded coconut.

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