- Thin sheets of beef, sun-dried
- Peanut paste and spice coating
- Dried a second time after coating
Kilichi
Kilichi (kilishi), thin sheets of spiced dried beef. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kilichi is spicy dried beef: thin sheets of beef sun-dried, coated in peanut paste and spices, and dried again. Ngaoundere is the production centre.
It keeps without refrigeration, which made it travellers' food long before it became a snack. It was presented as a candidate for OAPI geographical-indication certification in 2017, though the certified OAPI 'Kilichi' label belongs to Niger's Kilichi du Niger.
Key ingredients
Where to try it
- Kilichi workshops and markets in Ngaoundere.
- Sold in markets countrywide.