Central Africa · Street food
Chichinga (Spiced Beef and Offal Skewers)
Succulent skewers of spiced beef, liver, and onions crusted in roasted peanut kuli-kuli and grilled over glowing hardwood charcoal.
The story
Originating along the pastoral transhumance corridors that link northern Central African Republic with Chad and northern Nigeria, Chichinga is the centerpiece of open-air night markets in Bangui's KM5 commercial district. Fulani and Hausa grill masters (brochetiers) prepare these skewers at sundown over hand-crafted braziers stoked with dense, aromatic hardwood coals. The culinary cornerstone of the dish is kuli-kuli, a defatted peanut press-cake ground into powder that absorbs sizzling beef fats while cooking, forming a crisp, savory-spiced crust that prevents the delicate liver and lean beef ribbons from drying out.
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