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Jun 15, African Food | What Africans Eat And Where To Get And Prepare It

See the list of traditional African food and what they eat both in Africa and beyond. Also see why African cuisines offer many health benefits and where to shop for such foods.

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Feb 18, Nigerian Foods

Common Nigerian foods include garri, egusi, amala, tuwoo, yam, plantain, akpu, pounded yam, banga soup, gbegiri, edikaekio, owo soup, to mention a few. See them here and how to prepare most ...

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Feb 19, About African Cuisine

About African cuisine was written to bring you African recipes from all over the continent and beyond...

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Feb 23, African Cuisine | Cooking Around the Continent

Cook your way around the continent and learn about African cuisine and the culinary diversity of each region. Try our tasty recipes from East, West, North, South and Central Africa including favorites...

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Mar 1, Chicken stock | AFRICANFOODS.co.uk

Chicken stock| Chicken stock, what could we ever cook without them? Pieces of browned chicken bones with or without chicken simmered in water with herbs and spices and a bit of salt for hours...

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May 28, African Foods - Your Authoritative Guide To African Cuisine

Discover the history and flavours of African food and recreate authentic African recipes at home. We teach you everything from how to cook African meals to the origins of the dishes.

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Jul 15, Fish pepper soup | AFRICANFOODS.co.uk

Fish pepper soup! This spicy soup is fish cooked in broth with a unique spice blend different chilli peppers, nutmeg, dried ginger and scent leaves. The spices and herbs used are considered by many...

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Jul 17, Pounded Yam Recipe: How to Prepare Pounded Yam

Learn how to prepare and cook pounded yam recipe here. You can also get pounded yam to buy here.

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Jul 22, Pounded Yam: The Pride of The African Kitchen

Pounded yam is made by vigorously pounding boiled yam in a mortar with a pestle. You can now enjoy a meal of pounded yam with the use of yam flour. Buy yam flour here too to prepare your delicious ...

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Aug 12, Wild Yam | Rich In Natural Progesterone

Wild yam is increasingly popular for its medicinal use in menstruation and ...

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Aug 17, Yam | A uniquely delicious tuber

Yam is a highly nutritious tuber cultivated for food in Africa, Asia and latin America. It is high in fibre content and has great medicinal value too.

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Aug 17, Egusi Soup Recipe | AFRICANFOODS.co.uk

Here is an authentic Egusi soup recipe for your enjoyment. See a step by step guid on how to prepare this top west African dish.

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Aug 17, Nigerian Yam Porridge|A delicious and creamy stew

Nigerian Yam Porridge In Coconut Milk is an usual twist to a Nigerian favourite but the coconut milk added to this yam stew gives that creamy and delicious taste that would make your family come asking...

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Aug 19, Corned beef sauce|Delicious meat based sauce serve with yam or plantai

Corned Beef Sauce is a great sauce to start your morning if you fancy cooked breakfast pair it with yam, plantain or bread and a nice cup of tea or coffee.

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Aug 24, Lamb Sharwama| Spicy roasted lamb seasoned with mediterranean spicies

Lamb Sharwama this recipe uses two great methods brining and marinating this meat so it comes out of the oven tasty, spicy and moist. If you try this, it would become a favourite in your home

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Aug 25, Oven Baked Jollof Rice

Oven Baked Jollof Rice| This West African classic cooked nicely and conveniently in the oven but retains same old flavour of the classic dish

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Aug 25, Nigerian scrambled eggs

Nigerian scrambled eggs a great breakfast delight to start your day with. Nigerians usually pair this with bread, yam, plantain with a refreshing hot drink of choice. Try this out and it might soon...

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Aug 25, Nigerian Tomato Stew Recipe

Nigerian tomato stew is a favourite must-have sauce that pairs up with an endless number of dishes from simple snacks to elaborate dinners. This sauce always delivers in terms taste and simplicity of...

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Aug 27, Yam Stewed Porridge| AFRICANFOODS.co.uk

Yam Stewed Porridge here is a very traditional method of cooking this yam stew.

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Aug 27, Nigerian Food | List of Top Foods and How to Make Them

Nigerian food recipes are derived from a number of grains, rhizomes, bulbs, fruit seeds, vegetables and an avalanche of fruits. See top Nigerian foods here and how to prepare them.

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Nov 4, Cassava the edible tuberous root, gluten free, nut free and grain free

Cassava | Is a major source of carbohydrate. It is a popular staple in African, South America, Asia and the Caribbeans where it is know by such name as yuca,manioc or Brazillian arrowroot. Garri and...

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Nov 14, Garri Extracted from cassava, rich in dietary fiber and complex starch

Garri | Garri is one of the fufu meals eaten in Africa. Very high in carbohydrate and served with protein rich vegetable sauces and stews.

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Jun 5, How To Cook Eforiro, A Kale Or Spinach Sauce

Efo Riro is a vegetable sauce native to Western Nigeria. It is kale/ spinach or any leafy green vegetables available where you live, stir fry in pepper sauce..

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Jun 6, Shakshuka | AFRICANFOODS.co.uk

Shakshuka is poached eggs in spicy tomato sauce. Traditionally cooked with minced meat but this recicpe has no meat, made popular by the Tunisians and equally tasty.

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Jun 23, Plantain| Is A Starchy Fruit That Is A Close Relative Of The Banana

Plantain is a boat shaped starchy fruit similar in looks, texture and belonging to the same botanic family as the bananas but requires cooking before eating. It is a common staple in the Tropics and...

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Jun 23, Baked Fish Served With Atieke, Grated, And Fermented Cassava Root.

Baked fish |Spicy baked fish cooked and paired with atieke a West African staple with tomato sauce or onion and tomato salad

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Jun 28, Waakye ... Rice and Beans Delicacy

Waakye is a popular Ghanaian food, eaten as breakfast or lunch, made from rice, beans, and a spicy sauce of prawn and tomatoes called shitor. The simplicity of ingredients could make it your family...

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Jun 29, Jollof Rice Potluck| An Easy Twist To A West African Classic

Jollof Rice Potluck| Potluck is an excellent way showcasing different recipes often from various cultures, and this should be easy to pull and impress in your next party.

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Jun 30, Beans |Beans Are Protein Rich Legumes Rich In Fibre And Antioxidants.

Beans| Beans are one of the most highly nutritious food known to man.

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Jul 2, Nigerian Beans Porridge| Beans Cooked In Tomato Sauce

Nigerian Beans Porridge| Nigerian honey beans cooked tomato sauce

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Jul 6, Moinmoin - Steamed Bean cake or Pudding

MoinMoin is bean cake made from peeled and blended blackeyed beans, seasoned with salt, onion, and pepper, usually flavoured with corn beef, sardines, eggs, prawns. Use vegetables instead of meat or...

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Jul 7, Chakalaka A South African Stewed Beans Recipe

Chakalaka, A South African Stewed beans cooked using any vegetables you have on hand and spices of choice. Serve on rice, pap, with bread, and at barbeques

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Jul 16, Nigerian Brown Beans |Slow Cooker Recipe

Looking for Nigerian Brown Beans| learn about the incredible nutritional and health benefit of this brown beans!

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Jul 16, Fried Plantain Recipe Served With Avocado Dip

Fried plantain recipe is super easy and delicious. Just add any seasoning you fancy and fry in any oil of choice and within minutes you have this amazing cooking banana on your table.

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Jan 12, Weight Loss On African Food Using The Number One Diet Programme

Weight loss on African food? Yes ,if you use this easy-to-follow diet, eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and lean meat.

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Jan 14, How lowering salt intake by half could potentially save millions?

Salt has been the number one food preservative and seasoner. However, high consumption is contributing to the high mortality rate of the silent killer, hypertension.

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Jan 21, Turmeric, The Golden Root Spice You Should Have In Your Cupboard

Turmeric is a root spice, similar in appearance to the ginger and helps deal with inflammation associated with different chronic conditions.

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Feb 1, Millet The Highly Nutritious Superfood You Should Be Eating.

Millet is gaining popularity and for the right reasons. They possess a low glycemic index, rich in fibre, calcium, magnesium, phosphate and several vitamins.

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Feb 3, Gari

Gari is a major staple food in West Africa and rich in carbohydrate and fibres. See the nutritional benefit of garri and where you can buy gari online.

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Feb 7, Afro-Caribbean Food

Afro-Caribbean Food is a fusion of different cultures to create a beautiful, original and delicious twist.

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Feb 24, Banga Spice Mix Is A Bold Flavourful Mix With A Delicious Aftertaste.

Banga Spice Mix| This amazing spice mix from West Africa is a must-try if you are looking at something delicious and refreshing to stimulate your taste buds.

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Feb 24, Banga Soup

Banga soup is a delicious African soup made from freshly squeezed juice from the palm nut fruit, prepared with carefully selected fish, meat and a host of authentic African spices. You will ask for more.

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Feb 26, Congolese Food | Characterize By its Simplicity

Congolese food are centered around staples like cassava (manioc or ntoba), millett (luku), rice, beans (madezo) vegetables, fish and meat. Simple but delicious.

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Mar 3, African American Food, Bold, Unique Recipes To Explore.

African American Food is ethnic food of African Americans. It is most times referred to as soul food with similarities to cuisines from West and Central Africa.

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Mar 11, Kitchen Essentials List for African Cooking

Use this African cooking kitchen essentials list to stock your shelves so you'll be prepared to serve African cuisine at home anytime.

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Mar 11, Rice And Cowpea, An Instant Pot Black-Eyed Beans Recipe.

Instant pot rice and cowpea. Black-eyed bean is a popular cowpea. Enjoy this delicious, simple, easy go-to dish on those busy nights when you need a great meal cooked in perfect time.

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Mar 14, Enjoy A Cowpeas Recipe At Least Once Every Week.

Try cowpeas recipe, highly tasty and nutritious. Eat them on their own in salads, stews and curry. Include them on meatless days!

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Mar 15, A Delicious Curried Cowpeas Recipe You Should Try.

Cowpeas are a delicious nutty pulse. There are different variants of this powerhouse of nutrients—red chori, black-eyed pea, southern pea, yardlong bean, to name a few. Enjoy this curried cowpeas recipe!

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May 12, Pondu, A Congolese Cassava leaves Stew Recipe

Pondu is one of the most popular dishes in Congo. Just allow cassava leaves to cook in a gentle simmer and flavoured with meat or and fish to taste.

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