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Nutritional Values

🔥450kcal
💪40gProtein
🌾15gCarbs
🥑25gFat
🌿5gFibre
⚖️400 gServing

* Per serving · 400 g. May vary.

Eru

How to order / say it
Say it Eru — [Eh-roo]
Order Could I have some eru, please?
Locally Je voudrais de l'eru, s'il vous plaît.
Say locally

A nutritious dish featuring wild greens slowly cooked with fish or meat.

Why try it?

Eru highlights the ingenuity of Douala’s cuisine, with locals expertly combining leafy greens with proteins for a healthy, delicious meal.

How it tastes

With bitter green notes balanced by savory and mildly spicy flavors, eru is comfort food that's rich and satisfying.

Origin & History — first documented: 1950

First concocted in Douala in the mid-20th century, eru was developed to utilize local wild greens, merging traditional cooking techniques with rich seasonings.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥕 200 g wild spinach
  • 🥩 150 g smoked beef
  • 🐟 50 g smoked dry fish
  • 🫒 50 ml palm oil
  • 🧄 100 g onions
  • 🦐 20 g crayfish
  • 🧂 5 g pepper

Method

  1. 1 Soak greens in water, then rinse thoroughly.
  2. 2 Cook smoked beef and fish in boiling water until tender.
  3. 3 Heat palm oil, fry onions and crayfish until fragrant.
  4. 4 Add greens, season with pepper and cook until tender.
  5. 5 Combine with meat and simmer gently.

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