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Baked Fish and Eggplant
Eggplants in Africa are usually the smaller, more bitter kind. It is these small egg-sized eggplants, especially the lighter-colored varieties, that give the fruit its common […]
Read moreDahomey Fish Stew
Dahomey was an African kingdom (part of the region called the “Slave Coast”) that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in what is now […]
Read moreFish and Greens
The most traditional Central African cooking method: a boiling pot over a fire. Select a fish that won’t fall apart when cooked in a stew. […]
Read moreFish and Onions in Tomato Sauce
A simple Central African way to prepare any whole fish. Fish, stuffed with onions and/or peppers then pan-fried, seems most popular along the Atlantic coast […]
Read moreGreens and Sardines Stew
Canned sardines, often imported from Morocco, are cooked in stews throughout Central Africa. Any sort of dried, smoked, or salted fish can be used in […]
Read moreGrilled Tilapia
Many species of Tilapia are native to the lakes and rivers of Africa, where it is often called Ngege. Outside of Africa, Tilapia is called St. Peter’s Fish. […]
Read moreLiboké de Poisson (Fish in Banana-Leaf)
Leaf cookery (cooking foods that have been wrapped, burrito-style, in large leaves) is common throughout the world’s tropical regions. In Uganda, plantain bananas are often wrapped […]
Read moreOysters Mombasa
Whether or not the Swahili and other African peoples of the Eastern African coast traditionally ate oysters does not seem to be well documented. There […]
Read morePastels aux Poisson
Pastels aux Poisson (Pastels, Beignets de Poisson, or Fish pies) are fish turnovers, i.e., crusts of pastry with fish stuffing. Pastels are usually fried, but can also be […]
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