Benin doesn’t have many options for representative dishes for my “Cooking Around the World” challenge, but the one I found and made was little doughnut balls called yovo doko:
I used this recipe from The Blvck Gourmet. We dipped them in chocolate syrup, which probably isn’t traditional, but nobody objected.
Previous Entries in Cooking Around the World
- Afghanistan: Kabuli Palau
- Albania: Tavë Kosi
- Algeria: Maaqouda
- Andorra: Cannelloni Andorrana
- Antigua: Antiguan Butter Bread
- Argentina: Empanadas Mendocinas
- Armenia: Lula Kebabs and Gata
- Aruba: Keshi Yena
- Australia: Lamingtons
- Austria: Tafelspitz, Bratkartoffeln, and Sachertorte
- Azerbaijan: Baliq Shashlik and Tenbel Pakhlava
- Bahamas: Pineapple pie
- Bahrain: Machboos and Maamoul
- Bangladesh: Shami kebabs and paratha
- Barbados: Pigeon peas and rice
- Belarus: Draniki
- Belgium: Liège Waffles
- Belize: Stewed Chicken