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From Lagos to Louisiana, Havana to Seoul—one African recipe at a time.

Exploring all 54 African nations plus the global diaspora through authentic recipes and flavors.

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Food with Purpose: Discover how African cuisine connects to timeless wisdom

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Ivy is the researcher and writer behind The African Gourmet, blending African food, history, and cultural storytelling. Her work is cited by universities, Wikipedia, major news outlets, and global food writers.

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Food African Proverbs with deeper meanings

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Congolese Food African Proverbs with deeper meanings. Congolese food African proverbs show how the heritage of traditional food proverbs can have a ripple effect and spread out into every corner of the world. Food African Proverbs are a unique category of proverbs to the Congolese people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the second largest country in Africa after Algeria. Since 68% of the country is covered by forests, tillable farming land is uncommon due to conflict, displacement, volcanic activity and flooding causing food insecurity making subsistence farming the main process of families being able to eat. Food is a precious resource to many Congolese people as well as the cultural heritage of African Proverbs. Congolese Food African Proverbs. A sweet potato cannot be straightened. He who asks questions can never eat toxic mushrooms. Do not put a snake in a bag of groundnuts. The day you are unfortunate even cold food burns you. The weight of the salt is felt...

Have You Tried Cooking with Dates

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Quick Answer: Dates are ancient fruits native to North Africa with four ripening stages: kimri (green), khalal (crunchy), rutab (soft), and tamr (dried). They're used in African cuisine for both sweet and savory dishes, like this 15-minute date couscous dessert that can also be served as breakfast. Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 10 mins | Total: 15 mins | Servings: 4 | Cuisine: North African The date fruit is one of the most ancient crops, growing for thousands and thousands of years. When cooking with dates, California or African remember large portion of the calories in dates food come from sugars. Dates are the fruit of the date palm, a tree native to Northern Africa. Botanically the date fruit is a berry. It takes about 200 days from pollination for the date to reach full ripening. One medium size Deglet Noor date has about 44 calories and almost no fat. A large portion of the calories in dates food come from sugars. Deglet Noor dates have many nutritional benefi...