Centre

Okok

Gnetum leaves with peanut paste

Related city : Yaoundé

Okok, plat camerounais — Photo : Alicepegie, CC BY-SA 4.0

What is it?

Gnetum africanum leaves combined with roasted peanut paste and palm nut juice. The same plant as eru, but a very different preparation.

Where does it come from?

Centre — Origin
Littoral — Often linked

It is eaten across the whole country.

Associated people(s) : Beti (okok); the Bassa have their own version, ikok

Sources differ between the Beti and the Bassa. Gnetum leaves themselves are used by many peoples.

Main ingredients

Gnetum africanum leaves
Roasted peanut paste
Palm nut juice

What to eat it with

Cassava sticks or plantains.

Origin and tradition

Popular in the Centre and South regions, among the Beti.

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