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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Avocado salad made with onion, tomatoes, oil, salt, lime and vinegar.
Salade d'avocat
Steamed rice with vegetables, garlic, onion, ginger, tomatoes and peanut oil.
Jellof rice
Fried plantain and beans stew made with tomato, onion, garlic, salt and basil.
Fritte de plantain harricot
Ground corn with leafy greens fried in palm oil with garlic, onion and salt.
Corn Fufu
Sautéed spinach and yam with onion, tomatoes, hot peppers, salt and palm oil.
Njama-Njama
Black-eyed peas pudding made with palm oil, salt and chili pepper.
Koki
Slow cooked corn in a mix of spinach, palm nut paste and sugar.
Sanga
Steamed cassava tubers served with leafy greens fried with tomatoes, onion, garlic and local seasoning.
Manioc et Legumes sauté
Fried crispy Black eyed peas fritters served with African hot sauce.
Akara
Rice with beans stew made of beans, tomatoes, celery, basil, onion, ginger root, olive oil and salt.
Riz harricot
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Pumpkin or soup made with melon seeds ,spinach, okra, chili pepper, crayfish and shrimp. To veganize: ask for no seafood.
Egussi Soup
Peanut soup made with grilled peanut paste, chili pepper, salt and garlic and served with rice. usually made with chicken stock. To veganize: ask for no chicken stock.
Riz-Sauce D'arrachide
Cabbage salad made with sausage, tuna, carrots, avocado, sweet corn, onion and cream dressing. To veganize: ask for no meat, fish or cream.
Salade de crudité
Potato hot pot with cream cheese, beef, vegetables and local spices. To veganize: ask for no meat or dairy.
Ragout de Pomme
Okra soup made with meat and fish. To veganize: ask to for no meat, fish, crayfish or cow skin.
Sauce Gombo
Fried rice with chicken, grated coconut, bell peppers, carrots and green beans. To veganize: ask for no chicken or meat stock.
Riz au Noix de Coco
Sweet potato pie with meat cheese and vegetables. To veganize: ask for no cheese or meat.
Pili
Slow cooked plantain with shredded pork and local spices. To veganize: ask for no pork or meat stock.
Sese Plantains
Ball of mashed taro in palm oil sauce with local seasoning and dried fish. To veganize: ask for no dry fish or eggs.
Taro
Pan fried spaghetti with sardines, onion, garlic, salt and vegetable oil. To veganize: ask for no sardines.
Spaghetti Sauté a La Sardine
Vegetable salad made with different vegetables and mayonnaise dressing. To veganize: ask for no eggs and no dressing.
Salade Composé
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Bitter leaf stew, contains ground cray fish.
Ndolé
Vegetable pasta, usually made with butter and cheese.
Pates Sauté
Plantain pudding made with eggs, butter and cream.
plantain Pilé
Vegetable soups, usually made with beef stock.
