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Spiciest Food in Africa!! 🌶 PALM NUT SOUP in a Village in Ivory Coast!!

2023-08-09 Travel & Events
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🇨🇮 Street Food in Côte d’Ivoire: https://youtu.be/Jrp49gUjK6Q 👕 T-shirts: https://store.migrationology.com/ 🌶 Ghost Chili: https://amzn.to/3PNTvNQ Grand-Béréby, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Today we’re still on the coast of West Africa in Côte d’Ivoire where we’re going to see the entire process, cooking and eating, one of the best West African foods; palm nut soup. Palm Nut Soup (known locally as Sauce Graine) is one of the great West African foods, but there are many ways to make it. In Grand-Béréby we met up with Léon who is part of the Krumen tribe. In this coastal area they make palm nut soup with the nuts of the African oil palm, and the heart of the same palm tree. The first step was to harvest all the ingredients, and it was also a huge education on where the ingredients came from and the work it takes to harvest them. The palm nut soup was made with the boiled palm nuts, pounded into an soup and oil, and then boiled with a huge variety of local seafood, and the fresh heart of palm chopped into small pieces. They also added in tons of fresh chiles and a huge amount of dried chilies to make it extremely spicy. Before eating we were greeted by a representative of the Chief of the village to customarily greeted us with a kola nut, chili, and a drink of local distilled sugarcane. The palm nut soup was one of the best dishes I’ve eaten in West Africa, truly a complex magical flavor and combination of ingredients. It was a once in a lifetime food experience. And truly the amount of work it took to prepare made me even appreciate it more. Thank you to Leon and his family for hosting us and preparing Ivorian style palm nut soup! A huge thank you to my friend Mo Soumahoro from Belle Côte d’Ivoire (https://www.instagram.com/bellecotedivoire/) for arranging my trip and setting up everything. Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markwiensfoodvideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/migrationology/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@markwiens 👕 T-shirts: https://store.migrationology.com/ 🌶 Ghost Chili: https://amzn.to/3PNTvNQ 🎥 Camera gear I use: https://amzn.to/3FVdBUd (some of these are Amazon affiliate links)

Top Comments (10)

@anitaofosuhene9222 2023-08-09

I’m from Ghana and I might say West Africans foods are similar and the best. Thanks Mark, you made me miss home.

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@galforsortin1951 2023-08-10

4 people really put their time and energy to cook one meal.. I would pay any price to have that meal!!!

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@norahappolus8994 2023-08-13

I’m an African and widely traveled in Africa but I have never come even close to the kind of interaction you have with Africa. You bring us the real Africa, the beauty, warmth and diversity of its people. Because of you Mark, I have decided to emulate you and go to villages when next I travel! Thank you Mark!

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@Ollyyee 2024-07-04

I'm Nigerian and I so want to taste this food. This is some high level banga soup. Hmm those crabs 😋 I can't wait to tour West Africa.

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@raquelgarza6775 2023-08-21

The people are truly so special they make you fall in love with their culture

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@Ситилайф-ч3к 2023-08-09

Кереметтуу кооз Африка элине кереметтуу Азия элинен салам,Марк сага дагы🤝

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@Worldtrotter43 2023-08-09

Africa has such a vast beauty of people, animals & natural resources. Great job Mark for showing the beauty of this continent & this particular country.

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@rohankamath88 2023-08-10

When he broke into song I just stopped everything I was doing and thinking, spellbound, mesmerized, lost in the melody. This was one of the most unique and beautiful episodes yet, Mark. You truly are a class apart and always have been. Thank you for giving us a glimpse into cultures, customs and cuisines we would otherwise seldom know.

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@LifeTv-sl7qr 2024-08-22

We keep going to Europe on holiday when there is so much to discover and enjoy in africa. Thank you Mark W

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@Johnny-k9f 2023-11-26

I like how Mark enjoys the food in the local community. Nothing fancy but all from the heart. That's Africa in all its colors.

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