Peri-Peri Marinade
The words Pili-Pili, Piri-Piri, and Peri-Peri all refer to hot chile peppers, sauces and marinades made from them, and foods cooked with those sauces and marinades. This spicy hot […]
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Pili-Pili Sauce
An easy-to-make hot sauce. Pronounced “pee-lee pee-lee”, also spelled pilipili. From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, this word is used throughout tropical Africa to […]
Read moreMolokhia (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 […]
Read moreCeebu Jën (Rice and Fish)
Ceebu Jën is one of Senegal’s classic dishes. There are dozens of possible variations; use this recipe as a starting point and put in whatever you […]
Read moreJollof Rice
One often hears that Jollof Rice (or Jolof Rice, Djolof Rice) is a Nigerian dish; indeed it is often made by Nigerians. However, it has its origins among the […]
Read moreRiz Senegalais (Senegalese Rice)
Senegalese Rice is a slightly simplified version of Ceebu Jën, with an English name. In Senegal, there can be new variation of this fish and rice dish […]
Read moreAshanti Chicken
Can a recipe become extinct? If so, this one should be on the endangered recipe list. It is described in two historic texts (see below), […]
Read moreChicken with Egusi
This chicken soup is thickened with flour ground from seeds of a melon or gourd (species of cucurbitaceae) called egusi. Look for egusi (also called agusi, agushi, egushi) in African […]
Read morePiri-Piri Chicken
Piri-Piri Chicken, Peri-Peri Chicken, Frango Piri-Piri, and Galinha à Piri-Piri are all basically the same dish: chicken, marinated in a hot chile pepper marinade, then grilled. The dish’s African […]
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