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Capitale
Ouagadougou

Président
Blaise COMPAORE
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GASTRONOMY

In the West African sub-region, Burkina is famous for its delicious chicken grill, guinea fowls, lamb and fish grill. The basic food is the "Tô", a kind of flour thick porridge from millet, sorghum or corn. The recipe includes vegetables meat or/and fish mixture differently seasoned according to area. Other dishes are also highly appreciated: in mooré "mui zendo", rice with peanut butter sauce and "mui naadem" fried rice: in dioula "malo naama", "malo zaame" and other doughnut made with bean or millet.