Best Street Food to Try in Freetown

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Best Street Food to Try in Freetown
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February 16, 2024
Eco-Tourism, Nature
Our vibrant capital Freetown is not just a
cultural hub and the base to visit the most
famous beaches in Sierra Leone, it is also a
treasure trove for food enthusiasts. Wander
around the city center or Lumley Beach, and
youll notice that the streets come alive with
the enticing aromas of street food, each
reflecting the rich culinary heritage of the
region. From crunchy fried snacks to street
desserts, here are the 5 essential street food
specialties to try in Freetown! EN
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Lets start with Kanye we are not talking about
the famous rapper but a street food specialty
made with garri (cassava root flour), groundnuts,
sugar and some oil. Its sweet, crumbly and
really delicious, perfect if youre after
something sweet, but not excessively sweet.
Would you like something sweet and crispy? On the
streets of Freetown youll find ladies selling
coconut cookies in a bag, made with a mixture of
flour, coconut and sugar, to which milk and
baking powder is added before frying the dough.
The result is a crispy, snappy cookie try and
youll find out why its impossible to have just
one!
This is really delicious! Its a flatbread made
with soaked cassava which is then boiled and
topped with a tasty gravy and spiced fried fish.
Make sure you ask your local friends to take you
somewhere you can try this street food specialty,
as its not found in restaurants!
Lovers of fried food, this ones for you! Fry fry
is made up of different fried foods fried
potatoes, fried banana cake, bean akara, fish
balls and fried chicken. You can pick and choose
your favourite or have a bit of everything. Make
sure you ask some gravy to dip your fry fry!
Weve already told you about attieke, the dish
made with fermented cassava often served as a
side to grilled fish, but did you know that it
also becomes the base for a yummy street food
specialty? Around the streets of Freetown you can
see ladies hawking plates of attieke topped with
everything you want gravy and fish, or even
spaghetti, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, fried
plantains, luncheon meat you name it! Its
really delicious and a very filling street food
dish.
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