Tag Archive for: African Cuisine

Cameroon – Kinsijam Ripe Plantains Mixture With Rice and Fowl

Kinsijam ripe plantains mixture with rice and fowl is a mixture of the village type of chicken ripe plantains and rice. All the ingredients used are locally grown made. Kinsijam is a village found in Nkar, in Cameroon.

Somalia – Doolshe Buuro

Talking about cakes in Somalia, you may be referring to most needed cuisine, start with spongy cakes to pound cakes. Pound cakes were merely produced at homes and sold in the tea shops. Pound cakes like Doolshe Buuro were once prepared with a secret-like guarded recipe, but now you can have it at your home kitchen.

Cameroon – White Coco Yams With White Groundnut Soup

White coco yams with white soup is a local cuisine better called whitty whitty due to the white nature it possesses both in the soup and in the compliment, which is the white coco yams. This local cuisine has its origin back in the Bamileke land, from the Bafang inhabitants.

Senegal – Rice Pilaf

Rice is like a necessity to a home. Many homes have rice as their main cuisines. Rice Pilaf originated from Europe, but accepted and widely prepared In Senegal. However, it could be considered as a Senegalese cuisine as well.

Somalia – Maraq Baamiye

Somalia is a country found in the western zone of African continent. Maraq Baamiye is Okra stew comprises of veggies like tomatoes and potatoes. Okra is the main ingredient, however other people would like to mix the cuisine with meat.

Tanzania – Flying termites (Kumbikumbi) recipe (Insect Special)

Flying termites are highly available around rainy seasons from February to April in East African countries, this is due to their fertility assurance to start new families as rainy bring about enough food harvest.

Africa – Chicken Mishkaki (Stew)

Originates from south-Africa, this cusine is mainly made with chicken pieces being sticked and skewed.

Nigeria – Efo Riro

Efo Riro is a Yoruba tribe term meaning “stirring green leaves”, ego stands for “to stir” and Riro stands for “green leaves”. In Yoruba land you may even get snails and shrimps included. I promise once you taste this dish, you won’t forgive yourself to cook it daily.

Madagascar – Voanjobory sy hena-kisoa

Madagascar is where this taste comes from, Voanjobory sy hena-kisoa. Madagascar is an island in the Indian ocean. The island has got varieties of cuisines like Foza sy hena-kisoa a seafood and pork dish and Koba a mashed bananas dish wrapped with banana leaves.

Africa – African Spinach Roast

In Urban areas Spinach is taken as a part to complete balance diet while in rural areas may be used as the main vegetable for both lunch and dinner as well.