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Gnamankoudji

Name: Gnamankoudji
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Côte d'Ivoire
Ingredients: 200g Ginger; 1/4 Pineapple; 3 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 pack Fresh mint leaves; 150g Sugar; 1.5L Water; A pinch Vanilla Extract; To taste Ice

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Ginger, pineapple, and mint juice — Côte d'Ivoire's fiery, refreshing ginger drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Gnamankoudji (also called gingembre) is a popular Ivorian drink made from large amounts of grated ginger. Pineapple, lemon, mint, and sugar are added, giving it a fiery bite and a sweet-tart taste. Sold chilled in plastic bottles at markets, it's drunk to refresh on hot days and as a warming drink.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot Abidjan afternoon, a market vendor pulls a chilled bottle of ginger juice from a big cooler box and hands it over.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Ginger 200g
Pineapple 1/4
Lemon juice 3 tbsp
Fresh mint leaves 1 pack
Sugar 150g
Water 1.5L
Vanilla Extract A pinch
Ice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the ginger and chop roughly.
Blend the ginger and pineapple with 500ml water.
Add the remaining water and let stand 1 hour to infuse.
Strain through cloth, squeezing hard.
Add the sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and mint leaves, mix, and chill in the fridge.
Pour into glasses with ice.

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