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Ndolé

🇨🇲 A dish from Cameroon

Ndolé, a dish from Cameroon
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Ndolé, also written Ndole or Ndolè, is a Cameroonian dish consisting of stewed ground peanuts, crayfish, garlic, onions, and ndoleh leaves. The dish originated in Douala, in the Littoral Region of Cameroon.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientsground peanuts, bitter leaves, crayfish, garlic, onions, meat or fish
🔥Cooking methodstewed slowly
👅Flavour & stylesavory, nutty, slightly bitter
🕒When it’s eatenserved as a main dish with starchy sides

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Where does Ndolé come from?
Ndolé is a dish that originated in Cameroon.
What is Ndolé?
Ndolé, also written Ndole or Ndolè, is a Cameroonian dish consisting of stewed ground peanuts, crayfish, garlic, onions, and ndoleh leaves. The dish originated in Douala, in the Littoral Region of Cameroon.