This is another recipe for an African greens “sauce”, flavored with fish and dried shrimp. This is called Sauce aux Feuilles de Patates Douces in French-speaking Western […]
At first glance, Calalu seems like Gumbo: an African-style recipe with an African name, but found only in the Americas. The main difference is that Calalu always includes greens, while […]
Made from the fruit of the African oil palm, Mbanga soup is Cameroon’s version of West Africa’s palm nut (or palm butter) soup. In Africa, use fresh […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Capitaine (Lates niloticus, or Mbuta, Nile Perch, Lake Victoria Perch) is a prized eating fish throughout Africa. It is native to Lake Chad and the Nile, Congo, […]
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 […]