Ideas for an Ivorian Themed Party
A country divided by civil war for many years, football is one thing that brings Ivorians together. And when the team wins, the Ivorians party!
This is probably a little cheeky, but no offence is intended to either nation. But if you have difficulty in finding Ivory Coast party
decorations, the Ivorian flag is actually the same colours as the Irish flag, but back-to-front, so if you can source Irish
party decorations (obviously without any Irish wording on!), you'll probably get away with it!
Ivory Coast Party Decorations
Decorate yourself and your room with Ivorian shirts, flags and scarves (see links, right,
or
search for Ivory Coast kit at Kitbag.comg(512634)a(1759159))
).
If you're serving food, search for orange, green and white table covers, napkins, plates, cups and
cutlery on our general
Football Party Decorations Page
For bunting, flags, balloons and more
Ivory Coast Party Decorations Ideas,
visit our
African Football Party Decorations Page
As for colour schemes, in addition to the above ideas, anything else you can find in orange, green and white will help create the right atmosphere.
Food for an Ivory Coast Themed Party
The
food of the Ivory Coast, or
Côte d'Ivoire, features delicious slow-simmered stews, flavoured with tomatoes and peanuts, and a variety of starches and grains.
Chicken and fish are popular. Tomatoes, aubergine (eggplant) and onions are important vegetables.
Cassava root, plantains, yams and rice form the bulk of starchy calories.
A popular dish is
mafé, or
sauce d'arachide, which is meat in peanut sauce.
Side dishes include fried or mashed plantains and
attieke - grated and cooked cassava.
Small, local restaurants called
maquis serve dishes like
kedjenou, chicken stewed with vegetables.
Try some of these next time "The Elephants" are playing:
Starters
Chilled Avocado Soup
Main Courses
Kedjenou
(chicken stewed with vegetables)
Mafé
(meat in peanut sauce)
Halibut, Coconut & Rice Casserole
Fried Smoked Fish with Green Beans
Drink for an Ivory Coast Themed Party
The national drink is a wine called
Bangui, made from palms. It's not readily available outside the country, so do your own thing!
