Centre · South

Sanga

Maize and greens in palm nut juice

Related city : Yaoundé, Ebolowa

Sanga, plat camerounais — Photo : Ishtar19, CC BY-SA 4.0

What is it?

Green vegetables — black nightshade or melon leaves — cooked with palm nut juice and fresh maize.

Where does it come from?

Centre — Origin
South — Origin
Littoral — Often linked

It is eaten across the whole country.

Associated people(s) : Beti; lighter version among the Bassa

Sources do not say whether the dish comes first from the Beti or the Bassa.

Main ingredients

Black nightshade or melon leaves
Fresh maize
Palm nut juice

What to eat it with

Eaten on its own or with cassava.

Origin and tradition

Widespread in the South, Centre and Littoral, particularly among the Bassa and Beti.

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