Tag Archive for: African Cuisine

Rwanda – Bloody Grass (Tembele)

Our country, Rwanda is located in the eastern part of the African continent. Every morning around the streets in almost all parts of the country, everyone stands out the door waiting for purchasing the green leaves, mostly Tembele.

Nigeria – Yam and Sweet Potatoes Stuffed Balls

At times, when you see some meals, you turn to think if they are fake or experiments, whereas the meal truly exist. Yam and sweet potatoes with stuffed balls is a delicious meal. There was a day prepared this meal at home during a small gathering.

Senegal – Chicken Yassa

Chicken Yassa can be prepared with chicken, lamb or fish. But chicken is best. People in Senegal prefer chicken because it is common. In Senegal, you could see people raring chickens in their open yards.

Cameroon – Meat Pie

This is an occasional kind of meal. Pies are wonderful meals and could be serve as a main dish because they are heavy and tasty when prepared well.

Cameroon – Egg Pudding

Egg pudding as it says is a delicious meal made from eggs and other ingredients. It was not very common in those days but it’s taking the lead in most of the easy going foods that can be eaten at anytime and anywhere.

Cameroon – Yellow Cabbage With Red Beans and Sweat Potatoes

Yellow Cabbage with red beans and sweat potatoes is a delicious meal that is being prepared in the afternoon around a family gathering for a family meeting and enjoyment purpose. Wine is very important for the digestion process. This dish comes from the locality of South West region in Cameroon, precisely in the Mbam region.

Somalia – Surbiyaan Hilib Adhi

In Somalia, Eid festival will mostly go with this platter cuisine, the Surbiyaan Hilib Adhi. It is a cuisine of lamb mixed with rice and spices. Rice is cooked half way ready and the lamb roast will be mixed along with rice to fully accomplish the recipe.

Tanzania – Rice Porridge

Egypt, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Cte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria are the most known countries to cultivate rice in Africa. Shinyanga, Tabora, Mwanza, Mbeya, Rukwa and Morogoro are the most known areas in Tanzania to cultivate rice, however today we will prepare our local cuisine of rice porridge from Mbeya, Tanzania. Let us roll in.

Cameroon – How to Cook Bameleke Yellow Soup

Yellow soup is a traditional food eaten in the Western part of Cameroon by ethnic groups known as the Bameleke. Though the food is an intergral part of their tradition, it is also well appreciated in other parts of the country.

Cameroon – Sauce de Porc and Boiled Plantains

Sauce de porc and ripe plantains is a delicious meal made from pork and plantains. This dish can be seen commonly prepared by the people of the rest region and the littoral region of Cameroon. But all in one, sauce de pork and ripe plantains is not only delicious but nutritious and mouth watery.