Edible papier-mâché anyone? Pate is the staple starchy food in the Beninese diet that gives them the "force". It is essentially corn flour and water cooked over a flame and stirred until it's a glob. It's then eaten with a sauce, usually a red sauce (with mashed tomatoes , onions and hot peppers) or "legume" sauce (okra vegetable leaves cooked down, ou bien, over-cooked).
There are 3 types of pate here in Benin: blanc (white): regular; rouge (red): tomatoes mashed into it; and noir (black): yam peel mashed into it.
****Sadly, we don't have a picture of the deliciousness just yet....we will be sure to post one soon. In the meantime, here's a picture of how it's made
There are 3 types of pate here in Benin: blanc (white): regular; rouge (red): tomatoes mashed into it; and noir (black): yam peel mashed into it.
****Sadly, we don't have a picture of the deliciousness just yet....we will be sure to post one soon. In the meantime, here's a picture of how it's made
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