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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-09 · 11 entries checked · 5 flagged · 17 issues confirmed · 5 corrected · 12 still open
Café Touba — The claim that the spices are roasted and ground with coffee beans, then brewed using a filter, is misleading: traditionally, Café Touba is not brewed with a filter like drip coffee; it is often prepared by boiling the ground mixture in water and then strainin
Café Touba — The claim that in Guinea-Bissau, café Touba has become the most popular drink is exaggerated and not supported by established canon; while it is consumed there, it is not documented as the most popular drink in the country.
Fish ball — The entry states 'as of 15 August 2024 they are no longer produced due to the inventor's retirement' for Cheung Chau fishballs, which is an unsubstantiated claim with no verifiable canon.
Fish ball — The entry claims 'About 50% of shark caught in China is used for fish ball production,' a specific statistic without a verifiable, widely-accepted source.
Peanut stew — The entry claims 'maafe is a Senegalese dish from the colonial era, built around rice, and it wasn’t known in Mali until it arrived via Senegal.' This contradicts widely accepted culinary history: maafe is a dish common across West Africa, and its origins are
Peanut stew — The entry states 'Peanuts themselves were unknown in Mali historically; instead, Bambara groundnuts were used.' This is historically inaccurate: peanuts were introduced to West Africa via Portuguese trade in the 16th century and have been cultivated in Mali fo
Thieboudienne — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states 'It is traditionally eaten from a large communal dish called a bolus.' This is incorrect; the communal dish is typically called a 'bol' or 'bol de riz' in French, not 'bolus' (which is a medical term).
Thieboudienne — The 'STATS' section lists 'jollof rice' as an alternate name for thieboudienne. Jollof rice is a related but distinct dish, not an alternate name for thieboudienne.
Zrig — Zrig is primarily a Mauritanian and Western Saharan beverage, not a widely recognized part of Senegalese cuisine.
Zrig — The variant 'Senguetti (with millet)' is not a widely documented or canonical variant of Zrig.
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