Recipe List — Central African Republic Recipes

Welcome to my listing page for recipes from Central African Republic, Central Africa. This page is part of my African Recipes Site part of my attempt at gathering in one place recipes from each and every country on the Continent of Africa.

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Recipe List — Central African Republic Recipes

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The image above shows the entire continent of Africa with Central Africa picked out in red. Central Africa is formed from nine states: 1: Angola; 2: Cameroon; 3: Central African Republic; 4: Chad; 5: Democratic Republic of the Congo; 6: Republic of the Congo; 7: Equatorial Guinea; 8: Gabon; 9: Sāo Tomé� and Principe.

Central African Republic

Central African Republic, officually: République Centrafricaine; Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; Central African Republic is a landlocked Central African country. Its capital is Bangui and the Central African Republic gained independence from France on August 13th 1960. The nation is divided into over 80 ethnic groups, each having its own language. The largest ethnic groups are the Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, and Yakoma 4%, with 2% others, including Europeans. Religiously, about 35% of the population follows indigenous beliefs, 25% is Protestant, 25% is Roman Catholic, and 15% is Muslim.

Being isolated the Central African Republic has long been outside the influence of Western cookery, though some important imports from the New World into Africa, such as cassava, peanuts and chillies have become an important part of the diet. Today, Central African cuisine is considered to be quite a unique cuisine, presenting a large variety of exotic dishes. Plantains and cassava provide the most important carbohydrate sources for the diet. Fufu made from fermented cassava root is the most important part of many peoples' diet. Bushmeat and river fish are important ingredients in the diet and these are of ten presented in tomato and/or peanut sauces that are often flavoured with chillies and native greens. Cassava greens are also a very important constituent of the diet.

    Beef and Mushrooms in Peanut Sauce
     Origin: Central African Republic
    Fulani Boullie
     Origin: Central African Republic
    Spinach Stew
     Origin: Central African Republic
    Chichinga
     (Skewered Goat)
     Origin: Central African Republic
    Kanda ti Nyma
     Origin: Central African Republic
    Vegetable Leaves and Yams
     Origin: Central African Republic


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