Cuisine of São Tomé and Príncipe

Domestic food-crop production is inadequate to meet local consumption, so the country imports much of its food.

[2] Primary food crops include bananas, breadfruit, taro, maize, beans, papaya, palm oil, and primary agricultural production crops for export include cocoa, copra and coffee.

[5] Staple foods include fish, seafood, beans, maize and cooked banana.

[4][6] Tropical fruits such as pineapple, avocado and bananas are a significant component of the cuisine.

[6] Estufa de morcego is a bat stew delicacy that is served on saints days and during fiestas.

Cooked corn on the cob . Street vendors in São Tomé and Príncipe sometimes offer grilled corn on the cob. ^{[

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