Tag Archive for: World Cuisine

Cameroon – Sauté Spaghetti and Pork

Spaghetti is considered a fast or easy to prepare dish so most people especially students have named it “last option”. Reasons spaghetti is called last option around student areas is because it is cheap, fast to prepare and easy to fine. Sauté spaghetti though is a delicious meal prepared with pork and vegetables like carrots and green beans.

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.

Nigeria – Ewa Aganyin

Nigeria is a country in Africa located on the western part of the continent bordering Niger in the north, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. The southern part furthermore is bordering the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.

Mozambique – Spaghetti Rice

Spaghetti rice is prepared to most of the urban areas, because in rural areas you may find it difficult to get one.

Filipino – Ube Cake

One of the most popular desserts in all of Philippines is the ube cake. It is sponge cake which is made ube halaya ( mashed purple yam). Ube is only found in the Philippines and is exported to other countries afterwards. It is most commonly made during a celebration or at Christmas time. There are multiple stories that claims its origins.

Pakistan – Cold Dessert of Pakistan “Falooda”

Falooda is a dessert served cold having many components like ice cream/ kulfi, rose syrup, falooda special vermicelli/ sev, thickened milk, khoya, jelly, nuts and a special thing soaked chia seeds.

Zambia – Chikanda

Zambian breakfast is served with pickled orchids. Chakanda, commonly known as African Polio, is one of the tastiest desserts in Zambia. The food was traditionally associated with the Baby tribe of the Northeast and Zambia, but today it is of interest throughout the country.

Cameroon – Okok With Cassava Stick

Okok is known by all Cameroonians and most like it due to the fact that it is very sweat in the mouth as a result of the ingredients they use in its preparation. . In the french language, Cassava stick means manioc and okok with cassava stick means l’okok avec le manioc.

Egypt – Umm Ali

Umm Ali is one of the most famous desserts of Egypt. In every country, this dish is famous not because of its name, just because of its taste as well. This is like a puff pastry which is made with pudding and cake. This dessert is started in the 12th century in EGYPT. The meaning of this dish is ” Ali’s Mother “. Actually, she was the wife of the Egyptian ruler.

Pakistan, India and Bangladesh – Brownies

Brownies is basically a type of cake which is used in birthday parties and many other place. Many people like to eat this cake because it has a good taste. Many people make it with the help of oven and many people make it without using oven.