Tag Archive for: African Cuisine

Angola – Catatos

Insects are another world of benefits when considered by their nutritional content. Catatos is another cuisine from Angola that will leave you amazed, it’s all about caterpillars.

Madagascar – Mofo Gasy

Mofo gasy is the Malagasy pancakes made of rice. They are mostly cooked along the streets and sold at very cheap price. The restaurants ones, they are not that cheap either.

Cameroon – Fufu Cake With Vegetables

The name given to this local cuisine actually sounds very funny and sweat at the same time in the mouth. The reason why the name fufu cake is existing is because the fufu resembles powder cake. This dish is cooked in the North of Cameroon.

Cameroon – Achiquaqua

Achiquaqua is a local soup that has as particularity the fact that it is being cooked with so many different types of meat. The reason why there is an assembly of different types of meat is that it represents the types of meat and their story. Achiquaqua is a local cuisine coming from the Southern and Littoral part of Cameroon.

Egypt – Kushari

The famous Egyptian food, Kashgari, is a traditional 19th-century food. Kashmir is a credible carbon festival featuring cumin-scented jojoba and rice sauce, spices, dried ketchup, vinegar, and minced onions. Also known as Egyptian kosher or spelling kosher. If you have never been to Egypt but want to travel, try this dish!

Nigeria – Ibaba Soup

Ibaba soup is prepared using Ibaba seeds mixes with snails. It is common to Efiks tribe in the country. Ibaba soup is of many kinds depending on how you prepare it.

Tanzanian – Tanzanian Rice Pancakes (Vitumbua)

Being originates from coastal areas of Tanzania, Vitumbua now are widely cooked all over the country.

Zambia – Kalebula

Kalebula is a traditional dish, common to the Zambian people and is made from potatoes leaves. Normally, it is accompanied by so many other spices like tomatoes and onions, but what give the name Kalebula, is the potatoes leaves.

Egypt – Knafeh

Knafeh is an traditional Middle Eastern dessert and an delight of Egypt. It is one of the best desserts which you can eat in Egypt and also it is very popular in Levant. In other countries this dish is the same but its name is different. Like in Greece it is called kataifi and in Turkey it is called kadayif. It is said that in Fatimid Egypt the doctors prescribed this dish to Caliphates to satisfy their hunger during Ramadan. It was not until the 13th century something quite like this dish appeared as in the book Kitab al tabikh fi-l-Maghrib a dish like kunafa appeared.

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.