▁The ▁country ▁ranks ▁sen cond ▁in ▁Africa ▁all ▁time ▁med als ▁winning . ▁ ▁And ▁sport ▁of ▁athlet ics , ▁with ▁some ▁names ▁like ▁Marie - jos ée ▁Ta ▁Lou ▁and ▁Mur ielle ▁Ah our é . ▁ ▁C uis ine ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁cu is ine ▁of ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁in ▁its ▁reli ance ▁on ▁gra ins ▁and ▁tub ers . ▁Cass ava ▁and ▁plant ains ▁are ▁significant ▁parts ▁of ▁I vor ian ▁cu is ine . ▁A ▁type ▁of ▁corn ▁paste ▁called ▁a iti u ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁corn ▁balls , ▁and ▁pe an uts ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁d ishes . ▁Att i ék é ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁side ▁d ish ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁made ▁with ▁gr ated ▁c ass ava , ▁a ▁veget able - based ▁c ous c ous . ▁A ▁common ▁street ▁food ▁is ▁allo co , ▁ri pe ▁ban ana ▁f ried ▁in ▁pal m ▁oil , ▁sp iced ▁with ▁ste amed ▁on ions ▁and ▁ch ili ▁and ▁e aten ▁alone , ▁with ▁gr illed ▁fish ▁or ▁bo iled ▁eggs . ▁Ch icken ▁is ▁commonly ▁consum ed ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁flav or ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁lean , ▁low - f at ▁mass ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁Sea fo od ▁includes ▁t una , ▁s ard ines , ▁sh rim p , ▁and ▁bon ito , ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁t una . ▁M afé ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁d