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Amazing African Dishes to Prepare During Black History Month

These African dishes are not only mouth-watering but they also symbolize the finer nuances of the ways and culture of the black race. So in no particular order, the following meals stand as representative of the aspirations and aims of Black History Month...

25 African Inspired Chicken Dishes

If you say that the chicken has come home to Africa to roost, then you won’t be wrong! This is because chicken is the undisputed, ubiquitous food on the continent since its introduction into Egypt around the period 2,500 BC.

7 Reason Plantains Make the Perfect Side Dish

Everyone loves plantains. Also called cooking bananas or planti in Nigeria, plantains have a sweet almost sugary taste. Although they look like bananas, plantains are bigger, longer and have less sugar than bananas.

African Bread: A Breakdown

In Africa, bread assumes great significance. Bread is a metaphor for the basic needs and the living standard of many Africans. In fact, you should know that some countries in Africa do...

JerkChicken

Classic Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Perhaps the most famous of Caribbean Cuisine, Jerk Chicken is native to Jamaica, with a very hot spice mixture called…

Sticky Apricot Buns

Sticky Apricot Buns

Pepper Soup Goat

Pepper Soup: Nigerian Soup for the Body and Soul

Ever wonder about the seemingly curative properties of your favorite comforting soup when you're not at your best? Here…

Berbere Spice

Ethiopian Berbere Spice: A History

In Amharic, the state language of Ethiopia, 'barbare' means pepper or hot. Not surprisingly, berbere spice, the flavor…