Food of Burkina Faso
Burkinabe food centers on to, a firm millet or sorghum porridge, served with sauces of okra, baobab leaf or peanut. Grilled chicken, riz gras and fresh fruit are common, and sauce feuilles is an everyday classic.
Riz gras
A traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with rice, tomato, meat, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Staples
- millet
- sorghum
- rice
- corn
- peanut
- okra
Signature flavors
- shea butter
- peanut
- tomato
- onion
- chili
Main dishes
A traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with millet, water, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: millet, waterA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with rice, tomato, meat, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: rice, tomato, meatA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with chicken, onion, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: chicken, onionA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with okra, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: okraA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with leaves, peanut, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: leaves, peanutA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with beans, greens, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: beans, greensA traditional dish of Burkina Faso made with rice, soumbala, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: rice, soumbalaBreakfast
A traditional breakfast dish of Burkina Faso made with millet, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: milletA traditional breakfast dish of Burkina Faso made with flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flourStreet food
A traditional street snack of Burkina Faso made with beef, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: beefA traditional street snack of Burkina Faso made with flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flourDesserts and sweets
A traditional sweet treat of Burkina Faso made with flour, sugar, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flour, sugarDrinks
A traditional drink of Burkina Faso made with millet, ginger, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: millet, gingerA traditional drink of Burkina Faso made with hibiscus, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: hibiscusFruits and produce
Mango is a well-loved fruit or crop in Burkina Faso, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: mangoFull guide →Shea fruit is a well-loved fruit or crop in Burkina Faso, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: shea
Watermelon is a well-loved fruit or crop in Burkina Faso, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: watermelonFull guide →Dish guides from Burkina Faso
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Plat de riz au gras plus viande: Mandanye, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mangos - single and halved: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Taiwan 2009 Tainan City Organic Farm Watermelon FRD 7962: Fred Hsu (Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
