West african peanut stew ubiquitous across west africa in countries such as senegal, gambia and mali, this stew takes on many guises. Similar dishes bear different names in different west african locales. Kamba wa nazi prawns in coconut sauce kamba prawnsshrimp is loved in. We simply cannot let february, which is food month here at global voices online, pass without sharing with you ten delicious dishes from subsaharan africa. For this reason, the cuisine of south africa has been influenced by the dutch cuisine. Geographically, the first steps in the diffusion of printed culinary texts go from italy to other countries in europe. Unique to the western cape of south africa, cape malay cuisine is renowned for its fruity, mild and fullbodied flavors. East african foods welcome all you who are nudging and prodding to find out more on east african foods. Below is a list of popular dishes to know in african cuisine. Cooks in west africa often use root vegetables like yams, cocoyams, and cassava, as well as cereal grains, plantains, hot spices, rice, peanuts, blackeyed peas, okra, green peas, citrus fruits, and pineapples.
In west africa, many families grow and raise their own food, and within each there is a division of labor. Southern africa, southernmost region of the african continent, comprising the countries of angola, botswana, lesotho, malawi, mozambique, namibia, south africa, swaziland, zambia, and zimbabwe. Pdf the gastronomic cultural impact of the african cuisine. The question of which african cuisines will enter the western mainstream is one of those debates that happens with experts looking to spot the latest global food trends the migration of. Today, cape malay cuisine remains an important part of the western capes culture and heritage, especially.
West african groundnut stew jollof rice benne cakes. Up to half the arable land in south africa is planted with maize, which was grown by tribes across southern africa long before the colonists arrived. Pumpkin puree is baked with eggs, milk, and flour creating an east african pumpkin casserole or south african traditional vetkoek fried bread traditional south african vetkoek are balls of deepfried dough that can be stuffed with sweet south african lamb sosaties kebabs this is a traditional south african braai bbq dish that can. Ingredients 2lb1kg of greens kale, collards, spinach, or similar, well cleaned and chopped in to large pieces. With these five regions come food traditions that are linked to both geography and. It is usually made with goat meat, but can also be made with beef, chicken or mutton. Ideas about cooking and ingredients were more often intraafrican sharing of ideas than, as some western food scholars say, purely the result of euro. The colonial influences include that of white european people of mostly dutch, german, french and british descent and their indo. West african cuisine encompasses a diverse range of foods that are split between its 16 countries. Lentils, rice and pasta are cooked and then served in a spicy tomato sauce.
West african cuisine by food author howard hillman. Naturally, names vary between languages and countries, but in a number of cases what appears to be a different name is actually the same name. Centuries afterwards there was british and indian influence where vegetable curries were introduced to spice up the rather bland dishes. All nigerian recipes cookbook pdf with images nigerian. Translations were published in italian, french, and german, and part of the. The book includes authentic easy recipe pages, colorful photos, etc. West african cuisine is heavy with starch, light on meat and generous on fat. West african cuisine encompasses a diverse range of foods that are split between its 16. The island nation of madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage. Western views of africa then, even if we have not traveled there, comprise a combination of the exotic, environmental preservation, hunting, and local cultivation. The local cuisine and recipes of west africa continue to remain deeply entrenched in the local customs. Spiced ground beef is rolled up in phyllo sheets then baked. The present work is a food composition table for west african traditional foods.
African cooking for western kitchens penguin handbooks. Primarily, identity in africa still revolves around ethnic affiliation. The hallmark of moroccan cooking is the use of aromatic spices such as cinnamon, coriander, ginger, saffron, turmeric, and paprika for color. For a short period, south africa was ruled by france. The second approach, the one i adopt, is to consider cooking and cuisine as a creative composition at the heart of all cultural expressions of ourselves as humans. The foods of northern africa are based on these and other flavors inherent to that region. In this article, i focus on three aspects of west african foods sold in the united states. See more ideas about west african food, food and food recipes. Africas fundamental energy and creativity in the history of its cooking and its solutions to lifes problems. African cooking for western kitchens penguin handbooks tami hultman, patricia ford on. This is a place where the great issues and contradictions of africas past resonate through the present. My cooking westafrican cookbook is the most comprehensive selection of simple but authentic westafrican recipes ever published in the united states. The staple foods, vegetables and the drinks that go with.
Southern africa history, countries, map, population. I found it nearly everywhere in that part of africa. North african cuisine is the most popular of the cuisines in the united states, though touches of the others are gaining popularity too. Try our tasty recipes from east, west, north, south and central africa including favorites like jollof rice, chapati, and plantain porridge. The capital city of bangui has hotel restaurants and western foods. Central africa, region of africa that straddles the equator and is drained largely by the congo river system. The jews of north africa ate spicy, aromatic foods, usually with couscous.
In central africa, kcinq area is famous and it is known for its smaller but very beautiful restaurants serving with reasonably priced every traditional dishes served. Besides the greattasting stews, soups and snacks that are part of african cuisine, there are a number of interesting and easy to prepare staple starch dishes that accompany dishes. West africa cooks africas food, recipes and cooking. Berbere, an ethiopian spice blend made with fenugreek, paprika, ginger, coriander, and egyptian koshari. The major religion in the northern part of west africa is. It comprises, according to common definitions, the republic of the congo brazzaville, the central african republic, and the democratic republic of the congo kinshasa. Nigerian ogoni pepper soup pepper soup, or peppersoup, from western africa, really doesnt have any more pepper than many other african soups. Africa are very different from those produced in eastern africa. Crosscultural values comparison between chinese and sub. Traditionally, the various cuisines of africa use a combination of locally available fruits such as. Africa is the most heterogeneous continent in the worldlinguistically, culturally, and ethnically.
Ago glain crabs cooked in a tomato and onion sauce akassa classic staple of a thick cornmeal porridge or pap, akkra funfun classic vegetarian dish beninese beef stew beninese bouille calalu classic stew of meat and greens in a tomato dahomey fish stew ingame. Methods in this study, literature search was carried out on the gastronomic cultures transferred to african cuisines. Fufu is a staple food in many west, east and south countries in africa often made with root vegetables such as cassava and plantains. But there is no such thing as northern african cuisine. Its people, landscapes, cultures and languages offer a melting pot of intrigue and excitement. The foods of north africa news specialty food association. Both spellings produce a close pronunciation of the same traditional wolof name as spoken. Nigerian pounded yam and egusi, can now be ordered online on our affiliated amazon food market. The south african cuisine combines tastes from original african plants, roots, fruits, vegetables, grain. Western saharan cuisine comprises the cuisine of western sahara, a disputed territory in the maghreb region of north africa, bordered by morocco to the north, algeria to the extreme northeast, mauritania to the east and south, and the atlantic ocean to the west. This special fusion of cooking traditions from malaysian, indonesian and east african slaves was brought to cape town by dutch settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Northern, southern, central, eastern, and western africa. First, i examine the tech nologies used in food production in west africa and. Many south africans, black and white, would cheerfully go through their lives eating little else.
All of this combines to create the modern mix of cuisine that defines this land, delighting locals and visitors alike in its range and flavours. Indigenous foods consist of a number of plant species and animals, and are important to those whose lifestyle depends on farming and hunting the history of west africa also plays a large. West africas indigenous religions remained strongest in the forest region. Dried fruits figs, apricots, prunes, raisins a re included in meat dishes. It fostered literacy in arabic, the spread of islamic learning, and the construction of mosques in the cities of west africa. Cook your way around the continent and learn about african cuisine and the culinary diversity of each region. This is a list of notable dishes found in african cuisine, a generalized term collectively referring to the cuisines of africa. I use below the most widely popular name for a dish. It assumes that all adults surveyed are consuming 2,000 calories a day. How french cuisine took over the world literary hub.
A history of african cuisine ohio university press. Contemporary african food habits and their nutritional and health. The east of africa provides unique scenery, harbouring and beautified by the worlds second largest fresh water lake lake victoria as well as the famous mount kilimanjaro. From wikibooks, open books for an open world redirected.
The cookbook offers a fascinating glimpse into the westafrican kitchens. Cooking west african food, recipes and meals west africa. The cooking of each of these countriesmorocco, tunisia, algeria and egypthas it own distinct personality. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The prevalence of malnourishment in subsaharan africa was around 24% pdf, p.
When the arabs settled in east africa about years ago they introduced swahili cuisine which included steamed rice with persian spices such as saffron, cloves and cinnamon. Couscous is a staple found mainly in north african cuisine. The gastronomic cultures impact on the african cuisine. A variety of pickles and chapattis unleavened bread simply made with wheat flour. Throughout most of the country, however, south african cuisine relies on meat and mielies maize. The western saharan cuisine has several influences, as the population of that area, in their most part are of arabic and berber. Traditional cuisine in east africa african budget safari. Composition of selected foods from west africa food and. Mass producing food traditions for west africans abroad. African cuisine, formerly not well known in the west, is growing in popularity as immigrants bring the dishes of. Islam was the religion of merchants and bureaucrats. African ingredients and flavours are gaining momentum across the food, drink, health and beauty sectors. This is easily west africas most celebrated culinary preparation.
This diversity is also reflected in the many local culinary traditions in terms of choice of ingredients, style of preparation, and cooking. South african cuisine includes both cookery practiced by indigenous people of africa such as the sotho and ngunispeaking people, and different styles of cookery that emerged from several waves of colonisation and immigration introduced during the colonial period. West africans have some of the healthiest diets in the world. The continent of africa is the secondlargest landmass on earth, and is home to hundreds of different cultural and ethnic groups. Much of the food and drink focus has been on the flavours of northern africa, but more recently there has been a groundswell of interest in the largely unexplored cuisine of western african countries such as ghana, nigeria and senegal. In business, identity in africa can be a complex and sensitive issue. Gabon is usually included along with the central african republic because of their common historical ties, both of. South africa was formed starting from the cape town area by the dutch in 1652. African cuisine can be broken down into a few distinct regions. The west african recipes which make up senegambian, sierra leone, and liberian jollof rice, krain krain, rice pap, rice bread and groundnut cake.
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