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njucks
Gambia
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 Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 00:16:38
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Originally posted by Newfy
Njucks, I don't know Pulaar, does your list include lakh ag sow?
lol  , ok i guess i should start a new thread on gambian food or Momodou should put a section on recipes.
i mentioned sow (sour milk) but i forgot lakh. thanks Newfy. i tried it at a gambian's lady's house here she used Semolina for lakh. tasted almost the same
i guess there is so much out there. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 00:23:53
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Originally posted by njucks
yeah the groundnut stew domoda. the okra stew is super kanja. next time you go to kolior try for breakfast 'dempeteng'. you have to try 'findi' too, there is also chereh. the white version is called 'chereh pol' if your're in the urban area try 'akara', 'olele', 'abala' 'ditak' juice, dahar (tamarine), Kaba, won jo, sour milk cream is good. if you are adventurous and try hard you will find 'agidi'.
maybe kondorong at Yoro Bawol can offer you 'Bundu ngeheh'. there are some many dishes hidden from the tourist, its a pity.
you're absolutely right there is a big gap.
Bundu ngehehThat is something
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Newfy
Western Samoa
462 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 01:17:34
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hey must be time for lunch :)
whats the name for milk and pepper. once i milk with pepper for breakfast. was good. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 01:34:17
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| BE MY GUEST. YOU CERTAINLY KNOW YOUR SENEGAMBIA |
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toubab
Gambia
92 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 02:03:04
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| Well I dont know where you all eat in the Senegambia as all the restaurants have Yassa, Benechin, Domada and Superkanja on the menu, and even the Indian and Chinese will do local dishes on request.most of the restaurants will do other local dishes on request as well. Theres plenty of local food on sale at the side of the craft market and at the top of the road by the Stop step pharmacy. Bakau and Kotu have plenty of local owned restarants as are most of them along Kairaba Avenue, Maybe some of you have been away too long!! To avoid stomach upsets its best to eat the food of the country you are in, as thats what they cook best, but tourists of whatever nationality nearly always look for food they are familiar with, whatever country they are in. |
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njucks
Gambia
1131 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 04:21:50
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Originally posted by toubab
Well I dont know where you all eat in the Senegambia as all the restaurants have Yassa, Benechin, Domada and Superkanja on the menu, and even the Indian and Chinese will do local dishes on request.most of the restaurants will do other local dishes on request as well.
well if you say they do then i guess we'll believe you but i didnt see them and to say ''all the restaurants'' may be going too far, |
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Newfy
Western Samoa
462 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 04:29:41
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overall, best food is made at home because its made with care. :)
are there not the those gargots, those little tiny hole in the wall places where theres still one big chin with lots of ceeb-u-jen? |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Jun 2006 : 07:52:41
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Newfy it made with love too, which makes it taste so much better!
Toubab, I dont eat any meat or meat products except fresh fish. So in Gambia it can be a little problem at times. I eat alot of fish, rice and bread. Tomatoes, cheese and fruit. It is fine. I just worry in restaurants about if meat is in the things I have ordered or if it has been cooked or prepared on the same surface.
To be honest, I dont go to Gambia for haute cuisine, and if I am not hungry at the end of each day I consider myself fortunate compared to many in Africa.
It does me good to have a break from my western diet. I eat less, drink less alcohol and usually come home feeling very well and a bit lighter!!! |
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ranga
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 01:46:47
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Do the high-end Gambian restaurants serving tourists feel compelled to buy vegetables from abroad to meet the requirements of their clientele?
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T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 10:25:33
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Last year at the chamber of commerce business fair there was a push to provide local goods. Hotels were pushed to purchase gambian labels were possible, they now use the GIG label, gambia is Good for vegetables, rice from kanili, oil produced locally.
Most imports are for things like pasta |
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