North-West

Taro à la sauce jaune

A sauce with more than thirty spices

Aussi écrit : achu

Taro à la sauce jaune, plat camerounais
Photo : OlgaEmma, CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

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.

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