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Discover traditional dishes from across the continent, from spicy stews to hearty grains and vibrant vegetables.

Corn Meal with Sour Sour Leaves Stew - Authentic African Recipe from Guinea
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Corn Meal with Sour Sour Leaves Stew

This traditional Guinean/African recipe combines corn meal with sour sour lea...

Central African Cassava Leaf Stew - Authentic African Recipe from Central African Republic
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Central African Cassava Leaf Stew

A traditional Central African stew made with grounded cassava leaf and other ...

Calulu de Galinha de São Tomé e Príncipe - Authentic African Recipe from São Tomé and Príncipe
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Calulu de Galinha de São Tomé e Príncipe

A traditional African dish from São Tomé and Príncipe made with chicken, okra...

Home-made Burkina Degue/Thiakre - Authentic African Recipe from Burkina Faso
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Home-made Burkina Degue/Thiakre

This recipe teaches you how to make Burkina Degue/Thiakre from scratch, inclu...

Homemade Madagascar Vanilla Extract Guide - Authentic African Recipe from Madagascar
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Homemade Madagascar Vanilla Extract Guide

Learn how to make your own vanilla extract using Madagascar vanilla beans, in...

Couscous Degue / Thiakry - Authentic African Recipe from Burkina Faso
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Couscous Degue / Thiakry

Learn how to make a delicious and traditional Burkina Faso couscous dish call...

Gambian Style Green Leaves Plasas - Authentic African Recipe from Gambia
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Gambian Style Green Leaves Plasas

Learn how to make a traditional Gambian dish called Morongo Plasas, also know...

Ghanaian Wet Doughnut Recipe - Authentic African Recipe from Ghana
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Ghanaian Wet Doughnut Recipe

This Ghanaian recipe for Wet Doughnuts is simple and easy to make, perfect fo...

Beignet Soufflé Cameroun - Authentic African Recipe from Cameroon
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Non-Vegetarian

Beignet Soufflé Cameroun

A traditional Cameroonian dish, Beignet Soufflé is a delicious fried doughnut...

Libyan Magrood - Authentic African Recipe from Libya
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Non-Vegetarian

Libyan Magrood

Libyan Magrood is a traditional and luxurious Arabic dessert that is made wit...

Traditional Gambian Pem Bem - Authentic African Recipe from Gambia
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Traditional Gambian Pem Bem

Pem bem is a popular dish in The Gambia, traditionally prepared by the Jola e...

Benin Republic Vegetable Soup - Authentic African Recipe from Benin
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Benin Republic Vegetable Soup

This recipe showcases how to make a traditional vegetable soup from Benin Rep...

Chicken Yassa - Authentic African Recipe from Gambia
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Non-Vegetarian

Chicken Yassa

Chicken Yassa is a traditional dish from Gambia made with marinated chicken c...

Kenyan Smocha - Authentic African Recipe from Kenya
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Kenyan Smocha

This famous Kenyan street food is a favorite for many. It is easy to make at ...

Congolese Galette Recipe - Authentic African Recipe from Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
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Non-Vegetarian

Congolese Galette Recipe

This recipe teaches you how to make a delicious African snack called galette,...

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