The Cameroonian spices that will transform your meals

fish

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is more affordable.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil provides a similar flavor with lower cost.

bitter leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is easier to find and less bitter.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: salt

Homemade mixes can be healthier and more flavorful.

Go to the local market to gather fresh ingredients.

Prepare the spice blend using Four side kakute, Ding (fake nutmeg), and hondel (garlic tree pepper).

Pan-fry sea bass in sunflower oil until cooked.

Blanch greens in boiling water and then sauté in a little oil.

Boil yellow yam slices until tender, then slice thinner and fry until golden.

Cut plantain into pieces for the vegan version and deep fry until crispy on the outside and doughy inside.

Prepare a sauce with tomato paste, onions, garlic, celery, ginger, and a vegan stock cube, blending until smooth.

Add the dark spice blend to the sauce and let it steam for a while.

Add frozen ginger leaf to the sauce and let it cook longer.

Serve the sea bass on top of the fried yam and greens, or serve the deep-fried plantain for the vegan version.

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