Guinea-Bissauan cuisine

Bissau-Guinean cuisine is the food culture of Guinea-Bissau, a nation on Africa's west coast along the Atlantic Ocean.

Much of the rice is imported and food insecurity is a problem[1] in large part due to coups, corruption and inflation.

[3] Fish, shellfish, fruits and vegetables are commonly eaten along with cereal grains, milk, curd and whey.

September 12 is Amilcar Cabral's birthday, a celebration that includes the eating of yassa, chicken prepared with mustard, citrus and onion.

[citation needed] Family ceremonies to mark birth, circumcision, marriage, and death are celebrated with palm wine or rum.