The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

Tag: oil (olive oil)

 
Couscous

Couscous (Cous-cous or Cous cous) is a traditional staple food in North Africa; it is also common in Western Africa whence it has spread into Central Africa. Couscous […]

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Lablabi (Chickpea Soup)

Chickpeas, day-old bread, lemon juice, and olive oil (and harissa, Tunisia’s famous hot sauce) are the basic ingredients needed to make Lablabi — a soup from Tunisia. Chickpeas […]

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Molokhia (Greens Soup)

Molokhia (Melokiyah, etc.) is a traditional dish in Egypt and Sudan — some people believe it originated among Egyptians during the time of the Pharaohs. Others […]

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Brochettes

Kebabs, kabobs, or shish kebabs (from the Turkish, siskebabi, roasted meat) are popular all over the world. What could be more basic than roasting meat on a […]

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L.M. Prawns

Look at a map, and you won’t find any city named Lourenço Marques (the Mozambican city is now known as Maputo); but look at a restaurant menu […]

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