Taro à la sauce jaune
A sauce with more than thirty spices
Related city : Bamenda
Aussi écrit : achu
What is it?
Pounded taro served with a yellow sauce whose recipe brings together more than thirty spices. It is one of the most elaborate dishes in Cameroonian cooking.
Where does it come from?
- North-West — Origin
- West — Speciality
It is eaten across the whole country.
Associated people(s) : Grassfields (Ngemba)
Main ingredients
- Taro
- Palm oil
- More than thirty spices
What to eat it with
It stands on its own.
Origin and tradition
Traditional in the Bamboutos and Mezam divisions in the North-West. Often called achu in the anglophone regions.