Benin cuisine

In southern Benin cuisine, the most common ingredient is corn, often used to prepare dough which is mainly served with peanut- or tomato-based sauces.

Fish and chicken are the most common meats used in southern Beninese cuisine, but beef, pork, goat and bush rat are also consumed.

The population in the northern provinces uses beef and pork meat which is also fried in palm or peanut oil or cooked in sauces.

[citation needed] Wagasi is a specialty cows'-milk cheese of northern Benin made by the Fulani people, and is abundantly available in cities such as Parakou.

Àkàrà is a dish made from peeled black-eyed peas formed into a ball and then deep-fried in red palm oil.