Food of Liberia
Liberian cooking is rice-centered, with hearty soups and stews made from palm butter, cassava leaves, okra and fish. Fufu and dumboy swallows go with soups, and hot pepper sauces are added at the table.
Palm butter and rice
Rich stew made from palm fruit, meat and fish over rice.
Staples
- rice
- cassava
- plantain
- fish
- palm oil
- greens
Signature flavors
- palm butter
- hot pepper
- onion
- dried fish
Main dishes
Rich stew made from palm fruit, meat and fish over rice.
Key ingredients: palm fruit, chicken, fish, rice
A traditional dish of Liberia made with rice, tomato, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: rice, tomatoFull guide →Cassava leaves simmered with meat and palm oil.
Key ingredients: cassava leaves, palm oil
Pounded cassava swallow served with soup.
Key ingredients: cassava
A traditional dish of Liberia made with cassava, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: cassavaFull guide →
Okra soup with fish and shrimp.
Key ingredients: okra, fishA traditional dish of Liberia made with rice flour, banana, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: rice flour, bananaBreakfast
Sweet, dense bread made with rice flour and bananas.
Key ingredients: rice flour, bananaA traditional breakfast dish of Liberia made with plantain, egg, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: plantain, eggStreet food
A traditional street snack of Liberia made with fish, pepper, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: fish, pepperA traditional street snack of Liberia made with chicken, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: chickenDesserts and sweets
A traditional sweet treat of Liberia made with ginger, flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: ginger, flourA traditional sweet treat of Liberia made with pumpkin, sugar, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: pumpkin, sugarDrinks
A traditional drink of Liberia made with ginger, sugar, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: ginger, sugarA traditional drink of Liberia made with hibiscus, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: hibiscusFruits and produce
Plantain is a well-loved fruit or crop in Liberia, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: plantain
Pineapple is a well-loved fruit or crop in Liberia, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: pineappleFull guide →
Papaya is a well-loved fruit or crop in Liberia, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: papayaFull guide →Dish guides from Liberia
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Jollof Rice with Stew: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Beachside Barbeque (6831739276): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Fufu, A typical Ghanaian cuisine: Jeffery Agyenim-Boateng, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hong Kong Okra Aug 25 2012: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Japanese Rice Bread: DryPot, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mega racimos de guineos: J & E, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- കൈതച്ചക്ക: Suniltg at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Carica papaya - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-029: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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