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🇬🇭Ghana

Akara

Àkàrà

Peeled black-eyed beans ground with onion and pepper, whipped until airy and deep-fried in balls, eaten hot for breakfast with pap or bread.

🇹🇬Togo

Alloco

Ripe plantain cut into thick slices and fried in red palm oil until the sugars catch, served with raw onion and a chilli sauce.

🇬🇳Guinea

Guinean Banana Fritters

Beignets de banane

Ripe banana fritters with flour, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg; crispy outside, pillowy soft within; a popular Conakry street snack and breakfast item.

🇳🇪Niger

Guinean Grilled Corn

Maïs grillé

Corn on the cob grilled over charcoal and slathered with butter or mayonnaise; a popular street snack during the corn season; sold at roadside stalls.

🇬🇳Guinea

Guinean Patates

Patates

Fried sweet potato wedges sold in paper cones or plastic bags; a ubiquitous Guinean street snack; crispy outside, soft inside, sprinkled with salt or chili.

🇬🇳Guinea

Guinean Puff Puffs

Gato

Fried dough balls with yeast, sugar, salt, and sometimes onion; crispy outside, soft inside; a popular Guinean snack and breakfast item; called gato locally.

🇬🇭Ghana

Kuli Kuli

Groundnut paste with the oil pressed out, spiced and deep-fried into hard rings or sticks, eaten alone or crumbled over other food.