Celtnet Gabon Recipes and Cookery, Home Page





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

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Gabon and its Cuisine

The Gabon, officially: République Gabonaise; Gabonese Republic is one of the most prosperous countries of both Central and West Africa due to a small population, abundant natural resources, and foreign private investment. The capital and largest city is Libreville and the Gabon gained independence from France on August 17th 1960. Almost all Gabonese are of Bantu origin. Gabon has at least forty ethnic groups with separate languages and cultures. The Fang are generally thought to be the largest, although recent census data seem to favor the Bandjabi (or Nzebi). Others include the Myene, Bakota, Eshira, Bapounou, and Okande. Most inhabitants are Christians (with estimates of the Christian population ranging from 55 to 77 %), mostly members of the Roman Catholic Church. Other religious groups include animists, Muslims, and practitioners of indigenous African religions. French is the official language and it could be argued that this has provided an uniying force in the country.

Gabon sits at the crossroads between the north, south and west of the continent. This, along with the country's long history of French colonizaton makes it's cuisine one of the most varied in Africa. The most common dishes are pulped cucumbers with fouille de manioc, peanuts, and fish stews. Fish is the most common protein source though bush meat such as giant crocodile are also consumed. Most Gabonese dishes are based on the local 'berbere' or powdered hot chilli pepper and spiced clarified butter.


The alphabetical list of recipes from Gabon follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 16 recipes in total:


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Baked Bananas Gabon
     Origin: Gabon
Dongo-Dongo Gabonnaise
     Origin: Gabon
Poissons en sauce aux arachides
(Fish in Groundnut Sauce)
     Origin: Gabon
Boeuf aux Chocolat Gabonnaise
(Beef with Gabon Chocolate)
     Origin: Gabon
Gabon Cucumber Salad
     Origin: Gabon
Poulet Nyembwe
     Origin: Gabon
Boeuf et Feuilles de Manioc
(Beef and Cassava Greens in Peanut Sauce)
     Origin: Gabon
Gabon Mustard Chicken
     Origin: Gabon
Seitan Nyembwe
     Origin: Gabon
Chikwangue
(Gabonnaise Cassava Sticks)
     Origin: Gabon
Mboto à la Feuilles de Manioc
(Fish with Cassava Leaves)
     Origin: Gabon
Viande Nyembwe
(Meat Nyembwe)
     Origin: Gabon
Coupé Coupé Gabonnaise
     Origin: Gabon
N'dolé avec Poisson
(Fish and Bitterleaf Stew)
     Origin: Gabon
Courges avec des arachides
(Squash with Peanuts)
     Origin: Gabon
Nyembwe Sauce
     Origin: Gabon

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