🇬🇦 Gabonese Cuisine

Sauce Odika

Wild Mango Seed Sauce

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 458 kcal

A rich, thick sauce made from ground odika (wild mango) seeds with smoked fish and chilli, prized for its unique chocolatey-nutty depth.

Ingredients

200g odika (dika nut/wild mango seeds), ground
300g smoked fish, deboned
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 scotch bonnet pepper
2 tbsp palm oil
1 bouillon cube
Salt to taste
2 cups water

Instructions

1 Dissolve ground odika in warm water to form a smooth paste.
2 Heat palm oil in a pot and sauté onion and garlic until fragrant.
3 Add the odika paste, stirring continuously to prevent lumps.
4 Add water gradually, scotch bonnet, and bouillon cube.
5 Add smoked fish and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes until thick.
6 Serve hot over rice or with bâton de manioc.

Did You Know?

Odika seeds come from the Irvingia gabonensis tree, named after Gabon itself, underscoring the country's deep connection to this ingredient.