Celtnet Burkina Faso Recipes and Cookery, Home Page





Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the West African country of Burkina Faso. Here you will find all the recipes from Burkina Faso on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Burkinabe recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Burkinabe recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Burkina Faso given below.)

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Burkina Faso and its Cuisine

Burkina Faso (also known as Burkina) is one of the three landlocked countries in West Africa. The name itself can be translated "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula. Independence from France came in 1960. The 11,946,065 Burkinabè belong to two major West African cultural groups--the Voltaic and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the population. Additionally, about 5,000 Europeans live in Burkina Faso. Approximately 50% of the population is Muslim; Christians account for about 30%, and followers of traditional African religions (typically animism of various forms) make up about 20%. Many Christians incorporate elements of animism into their religious practices.

Burkinabe cuisine is traditionally West African and the country's staples are peanuts, millet and sorghum. Meat is little used, but fish is a common ingredient as are the country's fruit: bananas, avocados, grapefruits, mangos, papayas, coconut and plantains. The most important local vegetables are: cassava, Eggplant, maize, okra, sweet potatoes, onions, tomatoes, turnip and yams.


The alphabetical list of recipes from Burkina Faso follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 7 recipes in total:


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Banfora
     Origin: Burkina Faso
Munyu Caf Couscous
     Origin: Burkina Faso

     Origin: Burkina Faso
Burkinabe Spiced Lamb Balls
     Origin: Burkina Faso
Savoury Beancakes
     Origin: Burkina Faso
Maan Nezim Nzedo
(Fish Stew with Vegetables)
     Origin: Burkina Faso
Spiced Lamb Balls
     Origin: Burkina Faso

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The image above shows the entire continent of Africa with West Africa picked out in red. West Africa is formed from sixteen states: 1: Benin; 2: Burkina Faso; 3: Côte d'Ivoire; 4: The Gambia; 5: Ghana; 6: Guinea; 7: Guinea-Bissau; 8: Liberia; 9: Mali; 10: Mauritania; 11: Niger; 12: Nigeria; 13: Senegal; 14: Sierra Leone; 15: Togo. Also included are the islands of Cape Verde, off the Senegalese coast (not shown on the map).

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