plantain (plantain banana) – The Congo Cookbook

Plantains in Coconut Milk

Zanzibar, off Africa’s eastern coast, is called “the spice island”, famous for its cloves and vanilla. Zanzibar is the center of the Swahili civilization. The […]

Plantains Fried in Red Palm Oil

This dish, bananes plantains à l’huile de palme, makes use of two of the most common ingredients in Central African cookery: plantains and red palm oil. […]

Red-Red

Red-Red, a popular dish in Ghana made from cowpeas (black-eyed peas), might be named for the combination of red pepper and red palm oil. The […]

Fufu (Foo-foo, Foufou, Foutou, fu fu) is to Western and Central Africa cooking what mashed potatoes are to traditional European-American cooking. There are Fufu-like staples all over Sub-Saharan Africa: i.e., Eastern Africa’s Ugali and […]

Plantains (Plantain Bananas)

Plantains, “potatoes of the air” or “cooking bananas” are the fruit of the Musa Paradisiaca, a type of banana plant. Plantains are more starchy than sweet […]

Matoke

In Uganda, where Plantains are a staple crop, the plantain or plantain banana are known as Matoke (or Matooke). This dish, named for its primary ingredient, can be made with or without the meat. […]

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Plantains in Coconut Milk

Plantains Fried in Red Palm Oil

Red-Red

Fufu

Plantains (Plantain Bananas)

Matoke