Which country created Bissap?
Alfred Lefevre
2025-10-24 08:57:53
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It comes in over 30,000 varieties and grows mainly in the tropics, particularly in Guinea, where it originated, hence the name Guinea sorrel.
Bissap is the national drink of many tropical African countries.
The name bissap comes from Senegal, the tea of the Empire.
Bissap is also found in Egypt and neighboring Sudan.
Central Africans call it karakandji, Cameroonians foléré, while Mexicans call it "Jamaica flora".
In the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the hibiscus flower is known as Groseille pays.
It then spread to Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Niger, Mauritania, southern Mali and northern Côte d'Ivoire.