Fish with Odika Sauce

Gabon · Sub-Saharan Africa

Short description: Fish with odika sauce pairs cooked fish with a dark, nutty sauce thickened by ground wild mango kernels.
Ingredients: Fish cooked with ground odika, onion, tomato, garlic, chile, palm oil, and stock or water.
Cultural note: Odika comes from wild mango kernels, ground into a nutty thickener that gives sauces their dark color and deep, almost cocoa-like savor.
Common misconception: Despite nicknames comparing odika to chocolate, the sauce is savory and seed-thickened, not a sweet cocoa sauce.

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