Cuisine of the Central African Republic: Difference between revisions

[[File:Fufu.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Fufu]] (pictured right) is a [[staple food]] of [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. It's a thick paste made by boiling [[starch]]y [[root vegetable]]s in water and pounding the mixture with a [[mortar and pestle]]. [[Peanut soup]] is pictured left]]

 

'''Central African cuisine''' includes the [[cuisine]]s, cooking traditions, practices, ingredients and foods of the [[Central African Republic]] (CAR). Indigenous [[agriculture]] in the country includes millet, sorgum, banana, [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]],<ref name="Woodfork"/> [[okra]], yellow onion, garlic, spinach, rice and [[palm oil]]. Imported [[crop]]s of American origin include maize, manioc ([[cassava]]), peanuts, chili peppers,<ref name="Woodfork"/> [[sweet potato]] and tomato.<ref name=our/> Additional foods include [[onion]]s [[garlic]], [[chile]]s and [[peanut]]s.<ref name="foodspring"/>