Mali – Jollof Rice

Rice is a very common meal. Common and delicious. The meal is simple also. Very simple and affordable. In my country Cameroon, when an orphanage is to be visited, rice is carried along.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – Gachak (Jaggary and Peanut)

Gachak is a solid form of jaggery syrup filled with peanuts like crystal. This is the most famous sweet of winters in Pakistan, which is commonly present in the local shops as well so everyone can enjoy this sweet.

Indonesia – Rujak Cingur

Do you ever imagine eating salad topped with cow’s mouth? In Indonesia, there is a dish similar to salad called Rujak Cingur. As a local cuisine, Rujak Cingur had a long history before it spread here in Surabaya city, East Java.

Cameroon – Thong Fish Sauce With Sweat Potatoes

Thong fish sauve with sweat potatoes is a meal coming from the fish type called thong, reason why it is being called thong fish sauce with sweat potatoes. The main reason behind this meal is because the fish is not fried but instead boiled. Boiling the fish is not hard, reason why inhabitants of Sanaga love it since it is being cooked using fire wood and not a modern gas cooker. Sanaga is a locality in Central and Littoral region of Cameroon, bothered by the River Sanaga.

Rwanda – Mlenda Stew

Mlenda is a “all African green leaf stew”, it is prepared almost in every part of the continent, but where for real does it originates, the answer comes from our title, in Rwanda.

Indonesia, Malaysia – Special Vegetable Laksa Soup

Special vegetable Laksa Soup is a noodle-based soup. This dish is very famous in some Southeast Asian countries, like Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, etc. When we talk about its origin, it is rooted first time in Malaysia by the migrated Chinese people from the city Malacca. However, there are some different claims about the history of Laksa soup.

Cameroon – Local Cuisine of Beans and Miondo

Haricot is the french word for beans and beignet in English means puff balls. Though Cameroon is made up of the francophones and the anglophones, if there is one thing that brings them together and they say in common is beans.

Pakistan – Kheer (Rice Milk Pudding)

Kheer is the traditional dessert famous in subcontinent regions like Pakistan or India and even in Bangladesh, it is usually made by adding rice to the milk and let it simmer on low heat then additional flavors are added like cardamom, saffron or rose to give this nice creamy dessert a kick to flavor.

Malawi – Kachumbari

Kachumbari is a vegetable-fruits mix salad dish from fresh tomato and onions as the main inset. Kachumbari in Malawi is highly supplied in fast food points than in restaurants due to the consumption number of customers taking fast foods around city road sites.

Pakistan – Pakistan Style Special Chicken Corn Soup

Chicken corn soup is a special dish in Pakistan. This dish has many varieties. It is used as a snack in the winter evening, which helps you hot inside your body in the winter season.