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What is this food called? Put the name of your country next to it. A few answers in the spoiler.
Sis, it’s not akara. That’s why it’s not as dark. It’s a sweet snack. There are different names for it in WA like puff puff, beignet, donut etc.. I know akara too but that’s not what’s in the pic. Akara is made from beans but this one is made from flour.Acarra in Sierra Leone. I doubt I spelled it correctly, but yeah.
Ours tend to be darker and usually paired with a pepper and onion sauce.
I'm talking to my mom right now who is Sierra Leonean. Sierra Leone has bean akara and akara like the other font mentioned and in the picture. We would call that puff puff or akara.Sis, it’s not akara. That’s why it’s not as dark. It’s a sweet snack. There are different names for it on WA like puff puff, beignet, donut etc.. I know akara too but that’s not what’s in the pic. Akara is made from beans but this one is made from flour.
Didn't know this, thanksSis, it’s not akara. That’s why it’s not as dark. It’s a sweet snack. There are different names for it on WA like puff puff, beignet, donut etc.. I know akara too but that’s not what’s in the pic. Akara is made from beans but this one is made from flour.
Sis, it’s not akara. That’s why it’s not as dark. It’s a sweet snack. There are different names for it on WA like puff puff, beignet, donut etc.. I know akara too but that’s not what’s in the pic. Akara is made from beans but this one is made from flour.
Okay I looked up the proper spelling. It's "Akara." I was wayyyy off lol.
Okay, I think I got confused because my grandma makes them out of flour and her and all my other fam still call it Akara. Perhaps Sierra Leoneans use the name for both? Idk lolThis is completely different sis. Akara is made with peeled beans. Akara is more similar to moi moi. This one (which I personally call puff puff) is bakery- flour, sugar etc but it’s still fried.
Oh ok. Do you mean that there are two different types of akara? One made from beans and another made from what?I'm talking to my mom right now who is Sierra Leonean. Sierra Leone has bean akara and akara like the other font mentioned and in the picture. We would call that puff puff or akara.
My mom said that bean akara is not as common in Sierra Leone as it is in Nigeria.
Is this a west african thing? I'm trying to think of a place that doesn't have fried dough lmao
We call it Pholourie in Trinidad & Tobago, mmmmm I'm gonna buy some tomorrow lmao
You're not wrong.. we eat both bean akara and the akara you described. I would say that the akara we typically eat is the sweeter kind than the bean akara.Okay, I think I got confused because my grandma makes them out of flour and her and all my other fam still call it Akara. Perhaps Sierra Leoneans use the name for both? Idk lol
Yeah one that is bean akara and one that is the sweeter flour akara. Honestly, Sierra Leoneans use it interchangeably.Oh ok. Do you mean that there are two different types of akara? One made from beans and another made from what?
Okay now it all makes sense lolYeah one that is bean akara and one that is the sweeter flour akara. Honestly, Sierra Leoneans use it interchangeably.
Oh ok. Gotcha. Interesting. You guys have the same name for both. Thanks for clarifying.Yeah one that is bean akara and one that is the sweeter flour akara. Honestly, Sierra Leoneans use it interchangeably.
It’s not a west African thing lmao. I saw someone asking on IG and I found the answers interesting. I know most of the names in East Africa:
Ethiopia - Pasti
Kenya/Tanzania - Mandazi
Somalia- Bur
Sudan- Legeemat
Hmmm.. what we call Massa/Masa is made out of rice and isn’t deep friedMassa Or farimaso they’re bomb .
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That one is different..that’s the one made with banana,the posted picture we call it puff puff. The fried banana is accaraAcarra in Sierra Leone. I doubt I spelled it correctly, but yeah.
Ours tend to be darker and usually paired with a pepper and onion sauce.
Nigeria (Igbo): Puff Puff
I make these fried donuts when the family is back together during the holidays with my mom
Must be french because they call it that in New Orleans too, but I think theirs is more sugary.Beignet in Cameroon
I grew up in a Sierra Leonean household too and we knew them as Akara or my dad would call them biscuits lol.Acarra in Sierra Leone. I doubt I spelled it correctly, but yeah.
Ours tend to be darker and usually paired with a pepper and onion sauce.