Ouagadougou: As part of October's month of consuming locally, an AIB team visited "Le restaurant burkinabe chez Mam Sank", which specializes in cooking local dishes and promotes culinary knowledge based on what is produced in Burkina.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the promoter of the "Burkinabe Restaurant chez Mam Sank", Mariam Sankara, known under the pseudonym Mam Sank, focuses on dishes made from local products, which she has been promoting for a long time. "We sell everything that is local, that is to say gonre, zamne, koumvando, gnon, souman, beans, babenda, tcheguelgvando, natural ginger juices, bissap, monkey bread, milk, etc. On the occasion of the month of consuming locally, we are offering a buffet for our kind customers from October 20 to 25," said the restaurant manager, Mam Sank.
In addition to the weekly buffet, the restaurant is open all week, offering meals at a minimum price of 500 CFA francs. The promoter emphasized her commitment to making dishes comprised mainly of local foods available to all Burkinabe people as a way of "promoting what is produced here."
One of the restaurant's loyal customers, Marco Faso, a cultural figure, expressed his support by mentioning that he visits the restaurant to consume Burkina Faso's products, processed by the women themselves. "So we came to enjoy what is for us, what is made by us. I will spend the whole day here to enjoy what our Burkina Faso offers us in terms of cuisine, in terms of culinary art," he said.
Alongside the buffet offered during the week, local products processed and manufactured in Burkina Faso are displayed in stands at the restaurant's entrance, showcasing raw materials transformed into culinary delights.