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Tiguadege Na (Malian peanut stew) is a rich, savory West African stew of meat simmered with tomatoes, aromatics, and vegetables in a silky peanut-butter sauce. Traditionally served with rice or tô (a millet/sorghum porridge), it’s comforting, hearty, and warmly spiced with chili and bay leaf.

Degue (thiakry) is a creamy West African millet couscous dessert, folded into tangy yogurt and milk, sweetened with condensed milk and sugar, and perfumed with vanilla, warm spices, raisins, coconut, and a splash of orange blossom water.

A traditional Beninese dish: savory tomato-infused maize dough (amiwo) served with tender chicken simmered in a rich tomato–palm oil sauce.