Editing Peanut (section)

==== West Africa ====
Peanuts grow well in southern [[Mali]] and adjacent regions of the [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Senegal]]; peanuts are similar in both agricultural and culinary qualities to the [[Bambara groundnut]] native to the region, and West Africans have adopted the crop as a staple. [[Peanut sauce]], prepared with onions, garlic, peanut butter/paste, and vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, and cauliflower, can be vegetarian (the peanuts supplying ample protein) or prepared with meat, usually chicken.

Peanuts are used in the [[Malian cuisine|Malian]] meat stew ''[[maafe]]''. In Ghana, peanut butter is used for [[peanut soup|peanut butter soup]] ''nkate nkwan''.<ref name="Ghanaian cuisine">Ghanaian cuisine</ref> Crushed peanuts may also be used for peanut candies ''nkate cake'' and ''[[kuli-kuli]]'', as well as other local foods such as [[Ghanaian cuisine|''oto'']].<ref name="Ghanaian cuisine" /> Peanut butter is an ingredient in Nigeria's "African salad". Peanut powder is an important ingredient in the spicy coating for [[kebab]]s ([[Suya]]) in [[Nigeria]] and Ghana.
[[File:Plante d'arachide.jpg|thumb|Peanut plant]]