Benin

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Sightseeing in Benin

Benin excites everybody's love for the mysterious and unfamiliar with its title, ‘the cradle of voodoo’ but it is hardly the place to visit for historical or architectural splendours.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Alcoholic Beverages in Benin

Choukachou or "chouk" is a Beninese millet beer commonly consumed in northern Benin, and shipped to southern Benin by railway and roadways. Sodabi is a liquor made from wine palm, and often consumed at events and ceremonies.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Benin cuisine

Beninese cuisine is known in Africa for its exotic ingredients and flavorful dishes. Beninese cuisine involves lots of fresh meals served with a variety of sauces. Meat is usually quite expensive, and meals are generally light on meat and generous on vegetable fat.