preferred. With regard to beverages, water has a very strong ritual significance in many West African nations (particularly in dry areas) and water is often the first thing an African host will offer their guest. Palm wine is also a common beverage made from the fermented sap of various types of palm trees and is usually sold in sweet (less-fermented, retaining more of the sap's sugar) or sour (fermented longer, making it stronger and less sweet) varieties. Millet beer is another common beverage (Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet.) Countries Benin cuisine Burkinabé cuisine, Burkina Faso Gambian cuisine Ghanaian cuisine Cuisine of Guinea-Bissau Cuisine of Guinea Ivorian cuisine Liberian cuisine Malian cuisine Mauritanian cuisine Nigerian cuisine Cuisine of Niger Cuisine of Saint Helena Senegalese cuisine Cuisine of Sierra Leone Togolese cuisine See also AfroFoodtv.com List of African dishes Cuisine of Seychelles Tiep Swallow References Further reading Cuisine Food- and drink-related lists Cuisine by continent