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Eating in Gambia


Eating in Gambia

  • Benachin or Jollof rice — a traditional West African rice dish with onions, spices, tomatoes or tomato paste mixed with meat, fish or vegetables.
  • Chicken Yassa — chicken boiled with onion, black pepper and lime or lemon.
  • Domoda — meat stew with rice and peanut butter sauce.
  • Lots and lots of peanuts, the main crop of The Gambia.
  • International food. Please don't be put off by what you may here about Gambian cuisine, everything may come with rice but don't forget rice is a staple in most of the world. But if your after something your stomach is used to then their is a plethara of International restaurants to choose from where you can have a Chinese or Indian curry good old fish & chips or Japanese noodles, theres also Thai, Lebanese, German, Dutch and Mexican, in fact for UK visitors theirs also the Great British Fry Up. In fact food in Gambia is truly International and the fish is to die for.
  • International Food, [3]. Do not be put off by the thought of only eating Gambian food in Gambia and it's very good to, you can also get in the tourist areas along the coast cullinary delights fron China, India, Lebanon, Japan, England, Germany, Holland and many others. In fact an area called "The Strip" in Kololi has 28 restaurant/bars serving all these delights. The average price for a meal is about £5.00 so you can see it is a lot cheaper to eat here than at home.

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