Mafe is a spicy and delicious African peanut stew. It is eaten throughout Africa, especially by the people of Ivory Coast. Ingredients 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 onions, neatly minced 3 garlic cloves, neatly minced 1½ teaspoons grated ginger 2…
This dish is popularly eaten in Liberia. Ingredients 48 oz dried beans 4 cups vegetable broth 2 medium size onions, neatly chopped 1 cup water 22 oz seitan 2 habanero pepper, neatly chopped 1 cup palm oil ½ teaspoon country…
This maple barbecue sauce is great with chicken, but it contains sugar in this sauce, so put it on things 10–15 minutes before you take them off the heat. Ingredients 2 quarts ketchup 1 ½ cups maple syrup (preferably a…
Ceviche (or cebiche) is traditional Peruvian/Ecuadorian dish in maritime areas. In its classic form, it is composed of chunks of raw fish, lime juice, chopped onion, and minced ají limo or rocoto, both types of chiles. The recipe below for…
Miyan kuka (“baobab leaf soup”) is a Northern Nigerian soup prepared with dried ground baobab leaves (kuka). This soup is paired with tuwo shinkafa or tuwo masara. Ingredients 2 large dried catfish 1 large dawa dawa lump 2 handfuls ground…
Ingredients 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped ¾ cup white granulated sugar, divided 1 pinch salt 3 egg yolks, beaten 1 habanero chilli, seeded and minced 12 wheat flour tortillas, each cut into 10 wedges ½ cup unsalted butter, melted…
Ingredients Ceviche 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of white fish (mahi mahi is an excellent choice), although most fish will work juice from about 8 large sour green limes 3 ají limo peppers, diced 3 finely-diced rocoto peppers or habanero peppers…
Ukazi soup is an Igbo soup made from okazi and water leaf. It is similar to afang soup, but okazi soup is thicker. Ingredients 6 pieces meat (optional) Periwinkles or snail meat (optional) 4 dryfish, cleaned 3 stock cubes ¾…
Here’s a tip for making good omelets: Cook the things that you want cooked before you add it into the eggs, and have everything at room temperature. Ingredients 3 eggs, uncracked 2–3 pinches fine sea salt 1 habanero or serrano…
Sancocho is popular in the Dominican Republic and called by many its national dish. Ingredients Chicken 1 large orange, juiced 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ¼ bunch curly parsley, large stems removed ¼ bunch cilantro, large stems removed 2 tablespoons…
Obe eja kika is a Nigerian stew of smoked panla (hake) fish. In Nigeria, this fish can be used to prepare any type of dish that requires the use of fish. This fish is mostly used by the Yoruba people…
Bean porridge is a traditional Nigerian dish enjoyed across different regions of the country, regardless of tribe or language. It is one of the most popular, easy-to-cook, and nutritious meals. It is usually prepared with palm oil, onions, and seasonings,…