Tag Archive for: African Cuisine

West Africa – FuFu

FuFu is a very unique dough that is made with cassava. This dish is made in different countries by adding different ingredients according to the countries like Cuban, Ghananian, Liberia, etc. Fufu is eaten with fingers and small balls dipped in soup or added to the sauce. In the African tradition, Fufu acts as a family in the form of a big toe.

Bakweri Specia, Cameroon – Kwacoco and Banga soup

In Africa, and Cameroon to be précised, our women must know how to cook. That is an extra and wonderful boost for her finding a man she could get married to.

Kenya – Swahili Pilau

Swahili pilau is a dish that has its origin from the Coastal region of Kenya. The Coastal people of Kenya have adapted the culture of spicing their food; which was a culture inherited from the Arabs traders who visited the East African coast very many years ago.

Cameroon – Dry Rice With Fish Smoked Fish And Fried Chicken

Dry rice is a local cuisine that has the taste of salty rice. It is a favourite dish to many especially on Christmas Day as no family can do without the preparation of dry rice with smooked fish and fried chicken.

Cameroon – Ndop Mushroom Meat With Corn Fufu

Ndop mushroom meat is a form of meat that replaces the meat from animals like cow meat, goat meat and monkey. The reason why mushroom is being used as meat is due to the fact that there is no direct access of meat for the inhabitants, so in return, they turn to use plants as their source of meat.

Cameroon – Chicken Green Soup

Chicken green soup is a soup made most of chicken. In this case, the chicken will not be cut in many portions, but a just some few parts. This is a kind of tradition that has been followed for decades now and cannot be stopped just like that. Chicken green soup is being prepared in the region of Baku in the West of Cameroon.

Cameroon – Cornchaff

By Verdzekov Bernard Cornchaff is a meal that is eating in Cameroon. Cornchaff is a mixture of beans and corn. This mixture of beans and corn is what gives the name cornchaff. Normally, the process of cooking cornchaff is very similar to cooking beans. Cornchaff unlike beans is also a heavy dish. The meal is […]

Cameroon – Okok

Okok is a meal or a traditional Cameroonian dish from the central region of Cameroon. It is mostly called “Yaoundé chop” because the people from this area adores this dish. Okok is eru leaves in the Yaoundé dialect, it thus takes its name from this vegetable bearing the name okok. To the Yaoundé people they believe that the beauty of okok has not been felt until it is served with a bottle of red wine.

Cameroon – Garri Fufu And Eggs

Garri fufu and eggs is a cuisine being prepared for economic reasons. It was often prepared by the low class, but with interesting taste that it contains, all the classes of the society do prepare and enjoy the garri with eggs.

Cameroon – Pumpkin Leaves With Grinded Meat

Pumpki leaves with grinded meat is a vegan food that has a little bit of meat in it. What is special about this food is no other than the goodness it brings to the human body as a whole and more to this, it is very simple to cook. Pumpki leaves with grinded meat comes from Ndè in Cameroon.