The King of street food in Côte d’Ivoire is the national Garba. It consists of Attiéké and deep-fried pieces of tuna. You can eat it well seasoned with tomatoes, chopped onions, and peppers, with a dash of oil from the fried tuna and seasoning. In some places, it is served wrapped in a banana leaf. Once everything is arranged, it is eaten with the hands (we did say the hands, right?).
Garba was conceived in the 1990s. The story goes that a Nigerian, called Garba, had the wonderful idea of putting attiéké with red tuna. In honor of the man who put it together, the dish has kept his name.
First sold in university halls of residence, it became a phenomenal success thanks to its low price and high consistency. With just 300 CFA, and that’s very cheap, you can feel full all day long.
Today, it is impossible to talk about Ivorian gastronomy without referring to this dish. You must taste it at least once when you are in Ivory Coast, you simply can’t miss it! If you have never eaten it, you have never been to Ivory Coast.
