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Also known as wagashi

thumb|WagasiWaagashi is a type of West African cheese made from cow's milk. It is commonly made in northern Benin. It is sold in abundance in Parakou, a city in central Benin. It is also found across West African countries, particularly in the savanna zone on the latitude of Parakou.

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Country of origin
Benin
Material used
cow's milk
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thumb|WagasiWaagashi is a type of West African cheese made from cow's milk. It is commonly made in northern Benin. It is sold in abundance in Parakou, a city in central Benin. It is also found across West African countries, particularly in the savanna zone on the latitude of Parakou.

It is commonly known as in the Zarma-Songhai and Dendi languages, in the Fon language, in Nagot and Yoruba language and in Bariba language. The French also call it . In Ghana it is also widely known as wagashi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wagasi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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