Tag Archive for: African Cuisine

Mozambique – Grilled Butter Prawns

Mozambique’s prawns are usually roasted with butter mix on top of their backs. This prawn’s meal have save a thousands in the country as they are easy to get when in Mozambique due to their presence as sea food.

Egypt – Baba Ghanoush

Baba ghanoush is the very special dish of EGGPLANT. Levantine food is a cuisine of LEVANT, belongs to a large area of the eastern Mediterranean. Baba Ghanoush is the Arabic word. The word “BABA” has the meaning of “FATHER” and the word “GHANOUSH” is the name of a person. The actual meanings are “pampered papa” or “coy daddy”. This dish is originated from Lebanese cuisine.

Tanzania – Coconut Pumpkin

Pumpkins with coconut have various preparing methods, but with Sukuma tribe from Tanzania the method may be more easier and simplified.

Africa – How to cook okro soup with egusi

Okro soup is very good for the body and it helps in digestion so easily. This food is easy to eat and swallow especially as it is eaten with Fufu. Many people in the African zone love this food as it is yummy and so tasty.

Baham, Cameroon – Sauce de Pistache With Ripe Plantains

Sauce de pistache is a normal meal eaten at Afternoon times or evening depending on each and everyone, but not in the morning. More importantly, it must be eaten when it is hot and not cold.

Uganda – Ferinda

Ferinda is a traditional dish from Tooro region located in western Uganda. This region is mainly known for its large tourism potential which is evident with the the extensive Rwenzori mountain ranges nicknamed “Mountains of the Moon” by John Speke a famous explorer from the Royal Geographical Society.

Nigeria – Pepper Soup

Nigeria southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Pepper soup is the name of our today cuisine. It is a soup with varieties of ingredients but consist of peppers at large.

Cameroon – Rice With Onions and Fried Chicken

Rice with fried chicken is a common food, but rice with onions and fried chicken is not a common food. Rice with onions and fried chicken is a local cuisine highly being prepared in the Center region of Cameroon.

Nigeria – Amala and Ewedu

Ewedu is a delicious soup mostly associated with the Yoruba people of Nigeria. This is mostly the western side of Nigeria. Ewedu is made from the leaves of a jute plant. This soup is usually garnished with caw skin (canda) and meat, red or dry meat, with pepper source.

Morocco – Harira

Morocco is the only African country with coastal exposure to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea. Harira cuisine is a herb-rich, tomato-based soup mostly prepared during the Ramadan fasting period and it is consumed as the first meal after sunset.