Kouassi

Name: Kouassi
Cuisine: Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire)
Ingredients: 1 cup African locust beans (dawa dawa); to taste Salt

Kouassi is a traditional Ivorian snack made from roasted and salted African locust beans, known for its rich umami flavor and crunchy texture. It plays a significant role in Ivorian cuisine as a popular street food and an ingredient used to enhance various dishes.

2 ingredients

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Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire)85%

West African15%

Ingredients

African locust beans (dawa dawa)
1 cup
Salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Kouassi originates from the indigenous culinary practices of Côte d'Ivoire, where the African locust bean tree is native and its seeds have been used for centuries both as food and seasoning.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire)85%

ingredients+techniques

West African15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling dehulling roasting seasoning

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