Traditional Foods of Burkina Faso

Staple Dishes

• Tô: Fermented cornmeal balls served with sauces/stews.
• Soumbala: Fermented locust bean condiment for umami flavor.
• Poulet bicyclette: Grilled chicken wings/thighs; named for bone shape.
• Riz gras: Rice in rich tomato sauce with fish, chicken, or meat.
• Fufu: Pounded cassava or yam dough eaten with soups.
• Zom-kom: Millet porridge for breakfast or snack.
• Tapalapa: Millet/sorghum flour bread.
• Maafe: Peanut stew with groundnuts, meat, vegetables.
• Bissap: Cold hibiscus flower drink, sweetened.
• Gingerbread: Spiced wheat flour snack with ginger.