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Traditional Benin Food

Discover 12 authentic Benin dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

12 Total Dishes
3 Must-Try
5 Street Food
8 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Benin

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Benin

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akassa - Traditional Benin dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

akassa

type of dough made from cooked, ground and soaked corn, eaten in Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire

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Èba - Traditional Benin dish
Must Try Vegetarian

Èba

Beninese cuisine classic made with cassava flour

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Dakouin - Traditional Benin dish
Street Food

Dakouin

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Wassa-wassa - Traditional Benin dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Wassa-wassa

mainly Beninese dish based on yam cossettes

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Street Food

Wèli

Beninese dish of fried potatoes

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Ablo - Traditional Benin dish
Vegetarian

Ablo

traditional white cake in West Africa

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bomiwô

Beninese dish

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Févi - Traditional Benin dish
Vegetarian

Févi

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monyo - Traditional Benin dish
Vegetarian

monyo

Beninese sauce

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Ninnouwi - Traditional Benin dish
Vegetarian

Ninnouwi

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Wôkoli - Traditional Benin dish
Vegetarian

Wôkoli

Beninese culinary preparation made from wɔ̌

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