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Cameroon
Triplandio Cameroon guide covers 10 travel guides with 3 cities across 38 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 40 self-guided walking tours in Cameroon with 164 POI, spanning 158.2 km in total. Get inspired by 13 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Cameroon
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Cameroon
Tourists
1.0M/y
GDP/cap
$2.0k
Life Exp
64.0 yrs
Population
29.9M
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Cameroon
Snack
Vegetarian
Koki
Koh-kee
· Steamed black-eyed pea loaf
A savory bean pudding made from black-eyed peas.
Open Koki recipe
Main course
Meat
Poulet DG
Poulet Directeur Général
Poo-leh Day-Gee
· Director's Chicken
A lavish chicken dish favored by Cameroon's elite.
Open Poulet DG recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Eru
Eh-roo
· Wild spinach and meat stew
A nutritious dish featuring wild greens slowly cooked with fish or meat.
Open Eru recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Achu
Ah-choo
· Yellow soup with taro
Yellow spicy taro dish typically served with a savory soup.
Open Achu recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Poisson Braisé
Pwa-sohn bray-zay
· Grilled fish with spices
A savory grilled fish dish seasoned with a blend of spices.
Open Poisson Braisé recipe🌱
Main course
Vegan
Fufu Corn
Foo-foo Corn
· Cornmeal dough
A staple accompaniment made from fermented cornmeal.
Open Fufu Corn recipe
Street food
Meat
Soya
Soi-yah
· Spicy skewered meat
Spicy beef or chicken skewers usually grilled over an open flame.
Open Soya recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Mbongo Tjobi
M-bon-go Cho-bee
· Smoked fish stew
A dark, aromatic stew with smoked fish.
Open Mbongo Tjobi recipe
Main course
Meat
Ndolé
N-dole
· Bitter leaf stew
A rich stew made with bitter leaves, groundnuts, and meat.
Open Ndolé recipe
Side dish
Vegan
Bobolo
Bo-bo-loh
· Fermented cassava sticks
A staple side dish made from fermented cassava wrapped in leaves and steamed.
Open Bobolo recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Kondré
Kon-dray
· Spiced banana stew
Hearty stew with bananas and meat, spiced to perfection.
Open Kondré recipe
Main course
Vegetarian
Egusi Pudding
E-gu-si Puh-ding
· Steamed melon seed cake
A steamed dish made of ground melon seeds.
Open Egusi Pudding recipe🌿
Snack
Vegetarian
Nkwem
N-kwem
· Spiced plantain dish
A savory plantain dish spiced with peppers and herbs.
Open Nkwem recipe