Suggested staple foods for
all Compassion countries. This is not a comprehensive list, but is meant to
give you an idea of the basic foods a person in poverty might have access
to. For more information or recipe
ideas, here are some links
Online resources:
(search for cuisine by each country)
Bangladesh
Rice, chicken, beef, eggs,
lentils, garlic, ginger, onions
Bolivia
Potatoes, carrots, corn,
rice, beans, chicken, fish, bananas, plantains, lettuce
Brazil
Rice, black beans, pasta,
chicken, potato, kale, banana, citrus fruits, onions, garlic
Burkina Faso
Millet, rice, corn, peanuts,
potatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, okra, fresh green vegetables, eggs, fish,
mangoes
Colombia
Rice, red beans, chicken,
corn, potatoes, avocados, bananas
Dominican Republic
Rice, black beans, bananas,
carrots, tomatoes, avocado, chicken, citrus fruits, sugarcane
Ecuador
Rice, potatoes, chicken,
cheese soup / potato soup, avocado, corn tortillas, fish
El Salvador
Corn, black beans, corn
tortillas, tomatoes, chicken, white cheese, bananas
Ethiopia
Injera (spongy bread made
from teff flour), lentils, onions, garlic, beef or goat, chickpeas, chilies
Guatemala
Black beans, corn, tortillas, rice,
eggs, white cheese, chicken, tamales, corn chips, taquitos (rolled tacos with
meat), tomatoes, avocados, onions, bananas, oranges
Ghana
Cassava, rice, sweet potatoes,
plantains & bananas, okra, spinach or other stewed greens, tomatoes,
onions, fish, chicken, peanuts, corn, millet,
Haiti
Rice, black and red beans, corn,
sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados, pumpkin or other squash, mango, coconut,
sugarcane, chicken, goat
Honduras
Rice, black or red beans, tamales,
corn. corn tortillas, cabbage. Basic soup of chicken stock.
India
Rice, potatoes, onions, garlic,
bananas, chicken, fish, vegetables, lentils, garbanzo beans (chickpeas). Lots
of spices!
Indonesia
Rice, vegetables, fish, bananas,
coconut, mangoes
Kenya
Corn meal porridge, flat bread,
rice, corn, onions, tomatoes, collard greens, beef, goat, potatoes, chicken,
passion fruit, milk
Mexico
Corn, corn tortillas, tomatoes,
squash, sweet potatoes, pinto or black beans, onion, chilies, chicken, pork,
avocado, mango, papaya
Nicaragua
Corn, black or red beans, corn
tortillas, chicken, eggs, cabbage, tomatoes, bananas, avocado
Peru
Potatoes, pumpkin, rice, beef, pork,
corn
Philippines
Rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables,
bananas, coconut, bread, fish, chicken, watermelon
Rwanda
Bananas, red beans, sweet potatoes,
potatoes, corn, eggs, chicken, beef, bananas, oranges, mangoes
Tanzania
Cornmeal porridge, chicken, goat,
corn, peanuts, fish, stewed greens
Togo
Corn porridge, okra, spinach, sweet
potatoes, peanuts, goat, fish, eggplant, cabbage, carrots, green beans,
tomatoes, banana, watermelon
Thailand
Rice beef, chicken, eggs,
vegetables, fruit, fish
Uganda
Corn, rice, sweet potatoes, beans,
banana, peanuts, chicken
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