African National Dishes

Q: "What are the most famous national dishes of Africa?"

"Africa's best-known national dishes include Nigeria's jollof rice, Ethiopia's doro wat, Morocco's couscous, South Africa's bobotie, Senegal's thieboudienne and Ghana's fufu with light soup. Every African country on this page has its own recipe collection, beginning with its national dish."

Nigeria’s smoky jollof rice, Ethiopia’s fiery doro wat on injera, Senegal’s grand thieboudienne: Africa’s national dishes are built on bold spice blends, fragrant grains and generous one-pot cooking. Pick a country below — each collection opens with the national dish and continues through the recipes of its home kitchens.

Algeria 111 recipes Angola 87 recipes Benin 78 recipes Botswana 78 recipes Burkina Faso 75 recipes Burundi 46 recipes Cameroon 77 recipes Cape Verde 117 recipes Central African Republic 71 recipes Chad 66 recipes Comoros 50 recipes Congo 19 recipes Djibouti 50 recipes Egypt 299 recipes Equatorial Guinea 39 recipes Eritrea 9 recipes Eswatini 21 recipes Ethiopia 105 recipes Gabon 79 recipes Gambia 118 recipes Ghana 130 recipes Guinea 97 recipes Ivory Coast 77 recipes Kenya 66 recipes Lesotho 30 recipes Liberia 80 recipes Libya 45 recipes Madagascar 93 recipes Malawi 65 recipes Mali 67 recipes Mauritania 154 recipes Mauritius 113 recipes Morocco 72 recipes Mozambique 62 recipes Namibia 87 recipes Niger 38 recipes Nigeria 139 recipes Rwanda 27 recipes São Tomé and Príncipe 73 recipes Senegal 91 recipes Seychelles 73 recipes Sierra Leone 98 recipes Somalia 72 recipes South Africa 120 recipes Sudan 97 recipes Tanzania 86 recipes Togo 52 recipes Tunisia 99 recipes Uganda 65 recipes Zambia 87 recipes Zimbabwe 79 recipes

What are the most famous national dishes of Africa?

Africa's best-known national dishes include Nigeria's jollof rice, Ethiopia's doro wat, Morocco's couscous, South Africa's bobotie, Senegal's thieboudienne and Ghana's fufu with light soup. Every African country on this page has its own recipe collection, beginning with its national dish.