African Food

Wild bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is an ugly fruit with intimidating skin, which is covered with horn-like bumps. Once you get past that, the flavorful melon is bitte, yet sweet and provides...

If you enjoy trying new and exciting dishes, consider making African peanut butter stew with chicken. The recipe has survived hundreds of years, and now has many variations. All of them use the...

Jollof rice is a popular rice dish in Ghana and other West African countries. It is made by cooking rice with a stew or sauce. In this step-by-step recipe, you will learn how to prepare Jollof...

Bulgar wheat (also commonly spelled as bulgur or bulghur wheat) is a product primarily used in Middle Eastern and African cuisine. It is wheat that has been boiled, then dried. The dry wheat is...

I am not a huge fan of fish and healthy food in general, but this fish recipe that I learned from my Moroccan family is actually tasty and enjoyable to everyone who tries it. I usually make plain...

Jolloff rice is a staple food common among West Africans. Basically, it's rice cooked with tomato sauce, meat broth, spices and a handful of other optional food items. These optional items could...

Pepper soup is another Nigerian delicacy made entirely of meat broth. It is commonly made with goat meat but in modern times, people have been known to make pepper soup with chicken or fish....

The spice traders who have come through Ethiopia since the 1400s have influenced Ethiopian cuisine by introducing nonindigenous ingredients such as chili peppers and ginger. Indian spices have...

Banga soup is a dish common in west Africa. There are many variations. It gets its name from palm kernels, which are also known as banga. Fresh palm kernels are imperative for this dish. This dish...

This article tells how to use a tajine, a traditional Berber cooking vessel from Morocco. It describes how a tajine works, how to clean one, how to prepare a new tajine for use and how to cook...

Biltong can be thought of as South African jerky. It is seasoned, dried meat that can be used like you would bacon or jerky. The process to make biltong is easy, but it will require several days...

This article is about how to make an african food called fufu which is usually made in the west african region. It is a very common dish that africans eat daily usually with vegetables like...

While many homeowners and landscapers love grass, there are many occasions where grass is an unwanted guest. As many people have found out, grass is a hearty plant that often refuses to go away...

New York City is one of the most exciting culinary cities on the planet. Whatever type of international cuisine you could possibly ask for, you can get it. Ethiopian food is no exception....

Ugali is a Kenyan staple dish. It is similar to Italian Polenta, but quite a bit harder as it is prepared with finer flour. You can either use white maize flour or cassava flour.

The African continent hosts a wide variety of cuisines from the shores of North Africa, with a Mediterranean flair, to the regional Khoisan dishes of the south. Because African flavors span many...

Duro Wat is a spicy Ethiopian chicken stew. It is served on injera, a flat, unleavened bread that resembles a very spongy pancake. Many people do not know how delicious Ethiopian food is. Duro Wat...

The "miracle fruit" has enjoyed a great deal of popularity in the underground dining circuit. It hails from West Africa, where locals chewed them before sitting down for an unappetizing meal....

If you have grown bored of pasta, you may want to spice up your entree with couscous. Couscous, which consists of spherical granules made from semolina wheat, is known by some historians to date...

When it comes to ethnic foods you usually have to bid farewell to the traditional knife and fork, at least if you want to get an authentic experience. Asian food uses chop sticks, Indian food has...

This dish is rich rather than spicy. Egusie are the seeds of an African fruit similar to the pumpkin. Substitute pumpkin seeds if you can't find them. Serves 4 as a side dish or 2 as a main dish.

A tasty combination of exotic flavors and spices. Serves four as a side dish.

Imagine this Zimbabwean ambrosia in your mouth. Now make it. Serves four as a side dish.