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    PUBLISHED: Nov 11, 2016 · UPDATED: Sep 26, 2018 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 43 Comments

    20 CAMEROONIAN STREET FOOD RECIPES THAT ARE TO DIE FOR

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    Ladies and gentlemen, I bring to you some of the best things ever that will make your taste buds sing. They are Cameroonian street foods and they are to die for. And the best part is this is not just me making you drool over the photos and wish wastefully. Every single recipe is attached so after the drooling can come some cooking.  Leggo!

    1. Soya- Spicy Grilled Meat

    cameroon-soya

    Recipe here.

    2. Grilled Fish

    cameroon-roasted-fish-recipe

    Recipe here.

    3. Puff Puff

    cameroon-puff-puff

    Recipe here.

    4. Gateau

    cameroon-gateau-recipe

    Recipe here.

    5. Accra Beans- Black Eyed Peas Fritters

    how-to-make-accra-beans

    Recipe here, video here.

    6. Accra Banana- Banana and Cassava Fritters

    accra-banana-cameroon

    By now, you know that we love dipping things into oil to fry. Ha. Recipe here.

    7. Koki Beans

    koki-beans

    Recipe here.

    8. Scotch Eggs

    cameroon-scotch-eggs

    Recipes:

    • Scotch eggs coated with fish
    • Egg Rolls- Scotch Eggs coated with flour
    • Scotch eggs coated with meat

    9. Fish Rolls

    fish-rolls

    Fishy fishy! Recipe here, video here.

    10. Fish Pie

    cameroon-fish-pie-recipe

    Recipe here.

    11. Meat Pies

    meat-pies-cameroon

    Recipe here.

    12. Stewed Canda

    canda-stew-cameroon

    Recipe here.

    13. Skewered Snails

    snails-nyamangoro

    Other names for this are "slow boys", "nyamangoro" and "congo meat!" Recipe here.

    14. Kwacoco Bible

    kwacoco-bible

    Or 'kwacs' for swags sake. Recipe here.

    15. Banana Cake

    cameroon-banana-cake

    Come to mama. Recipe here.

    16. Pancakes

    pancakes-cameroon

    A thicker form of crepes but we call them "pangcakes". Recipe here.

    17. Coconut Sweet

    coconut-sweet-cameroon

    Because something coconutty must be involved! Ummm attempted recipe here.

    18. Grilled Plantains

    grilled-plantains-cameroon

    Marry me. Recipe: just pop into the oven or place on a grill and grill!

    19: Boiled Groundnuts

    boiled-groundnut-cameroon

    Just boil lightly and eat, my friend!

    20. Pepper Sauce

    cameroon-pepper-sauce

    And don't you ever forget your pepper sauce, with which some of the snacks above will be 10 times more memorable. Recipe here.

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    1. Bisola says

      November 11, 2016 at 10:46 am

      It's amazing how similar they are to Nigerian Food.
      The only one that isn't familiar is the kwacoco Bible. I hope I got the name correctly oh.
      But all the rest, I must have eaten it or its variation.
      Amazing compilation. Good work. And hey! you inspired me to go for Wordpress.org.and I am currently loving it.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 11, 2016 at 6:20 pm

        So similar, Bisi!
        So glad to hear about you moving to WordPress.org. Can't wait to visit your blog!!

        Reply
      • KAMGOVULPIANE says

        October 18, 2017 at 2:19 pm

        srry ,they may be but not really .cameroon food its soooo so far more advance ,moderne and testy than nigeria food,im saying base of esperience

        Reply
    2. Blanche says

      November 11, 2016 at 10:47 am

      Weeeeeehhh you sabi the thing

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 11, 2016 at 6:26 pm

        Hahaha no be so?

        Reply
        • Coco says

          May 15, 2020 at 1:03 pm

          I need to know the recipe for the ginger sauce eaten with roasted pork please many thanks.

          Reply
          • Precious says

            May 16, 2020 at 10:23 pm

            Oh I wish I did but you have gotten me curious!

            Reply
    3. Ngumabi says

      November 11, 2016 at 8:48 am

      Chai Sis! Before I reached the end saliva almost destroyed my gums and jaws. That collection is to die for. I love this post !

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 11, 2016 at 6:17 pm

        Hahahaha saliva almost destroyed your gums and jaws?!

        Reply
    4. Olaitan Bobade says

      November 11, 2016 at 10:55 am

      Cameroon and Nigeria have so much in common when it comes to food. There are just like 5 foods I haven't heard of. I love Suya with gaari. Puff puff is bae too.
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      • Precious says

        November 11, 2016 at 6:28 pm

        I've never tried Soya with garri. That's interesting!
        Yes, we are so similar!

        Reply
    5. Bola says

      November 12, 2016 at 1:16 pm

      Where is my previous comment???

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 12, 2016 at 3:15 pm

        Oh no! Not sure what must have happened, dear.

        Reply
    6. Live In Ibadan says

      November 13, 2016 at 3:00 pm

      Mama, I want to eat them all!!!!!

      http://www.liveinibadan.blogspot.com

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 16, 2016 at 9:35 pm

        Come and eat!

        Reply
    7. Oyeniran Adeyinka says

      November 16, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      Nice one Precious. Have seen some here in Nigeria as well. Like the grilled plantains is taken with groundnut. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 16, 2016 at 9:37 pm

        Yinka, our foods are so similar. Thank you for stopping by!

        Reply
    8. Maky says

      November 17, 2016 at 3:09 am

      They are mouth watering.I love them all.We have most of them in Nigeria too.

      http://makychurchill.blogspot.ca

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 17, 2016 at 2:25 pm

        Thanks Maky!

        Reply
    9. OLAYINKA USMAN says

      November 17, 2016 at 9:44 am

      Good job precious. this reminds me of when i was a young girl in CKC Tiko
      Thanks for reminding me of all these good food

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 17, 2016 at 2:26 pm

        Awww you lived in Tiko!!
        Glad to bring back fun memories.

        Reply
    10. Joy2Endure says

      November 22, 2016 at 6:50 am

      burni planti and plums.
      So much we have as fast food.
      Love the compilation just goes to show how much we have but often take for granted.

      http://www.joy2endure.com

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 22, 2016 at 8:27 pm

        Burni planti and plums for president! Thank God for blessing us with so much food!

        Reply
    11. njea mercy says

      January 14, 2017 at 7:43 am

      I do not only like them but I love them all, chaiiiii wish to have all, infact going for shopping now to cook some. Love it

      Reply
      • Precious says

        January 14, 2017 at 10:41 am

        Glad you love them, Mercy!
        Please let me know how your cooking goes.

        Reply
    12. adela ngringeh onguene says

      January 14, 2017 at 2:09 pm

      Precious you are really precious you are a true daughter of 237. I just love all of this.

      Reply
    13. Bih Justina says

      February 01, 2017 at 8:01 am

      Aww. I wish I could have a bite of that kwacoco bible. Just changed my next weekend kicthen agenda.????

      Reply
    14. Bih says

      February 01, 2017 at 8:02 am

      Aww. I wish I could have a bite of that kwacoco bible. Just changed my next weekend kicthen agenda.????

      Reply
    15. Kelsey says

      March 29, 2017 at 3:46 pm

      OMG this popped up on my news feed and I'm SO HAPPY! I'm making all of these this summer!

      Now if I could just get the recipe for sha'a....

      Reply
      • Precious says

        March 29, 2017 at 11:17 pm

        Kelsey you are truly Cameroonian by heart! Hope you enjoy the recipes. About sha'a, will work on that.

        Reply
    16. toyin says

      April 08, 2017 at 11:46 am

      wa oooo I'm proud of Cameroon full of food

      Reply
    17. Nneka says

      June 05, 2017 at 4:37 pm

      Chaii! Sis, you just remind me of those days in Cameroon, i grew up there. My dad's favorite was koki and plantain, i don't joke with kwacoco, accra banana, nyamangoro, really missed arico beans, fufu and ero. Weeeeeeh........no be small thing oooo

      Reply
    18. Asongwe khalene says

      November 01, 2017 at 9:25 am

      My name is khalene .i'm a cameroonian.. a proud one for that matter from the Northwest region(Nkwen).. I love God. and cameroon dishes too.. pleased to meet you guys..

      Reply
      • Precious says

        November 01, 2017 at 9:31 am

        Hi Khalene, so glad to meet you too. Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply
    19. Asongwe khalene says

      November 01, 2017 at 9:32 am

      aunt precious.. I need all apart frm the koki beans...

      Reply
    20. Nawangha Kubu says

      April 20, 2018 at 8:09 pm

      Thank you for representing Camer so authentically. I don di find someone like you for a while now. Keep doing what you do. I like your egusi soup best. I don try a lot of your recipes and so far, them good.

      Thank you

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 24, 2018 at 4:32 pm

        Hi dear, aww thanks for your kind words. Glad to hear about the egusi soup and the other recipes.

        Reply
    21. Anna says

      December 28, 2018 at 11:15 am

      Thank you so much for the recipes, my boyfriend is Cameroonian (but I'm hungarian so I don't know how to make the food of his country) and I wanted to surprise him so I made him fish rolls and he liked it so much!! I made him happy and you helped me out with the recipes so thank you again❤️

      Reply
    22. D. Abdoul says

      March 29, 2022 at 3:55 pm

      The Cameroonian Fulas wedding croquettes/cookies are missing. I intend to bake some soon; when I get the recipe from my aunt it will be my pleasure to pass it on, as well as a few photos of the croquettes if you are interested

      Reply

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