#North African good in general? NOT spicy

[peaceeandcoolestvibes]

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[firespirited]

They suspended her for saying the truth, and that is that once someone from your same minority in group is in a position of power, they are no longer your ally. Class ALWAYS trumps race, sexuality, gender, ethnicity, religion. Kwarteng would sell every black person in this country for one cornchip if it meant Tory donors and their buddies got to bleed us dry for one more day, and we shouldn't be afraid to say that.

Black people in American say "skinfolk ain't kinfolk" and it's damn right.

Yep. Here's a spicy take from someone who isn't american: JayZ is far richer than his wife because he built an exploitative business that allows his to reap the rewards of other black artists' work, he's still going to get treated like dirt compared to a white man with his wealth and status. There are layers here.

My current town is home to a Moroccan and Algerian community, they don't like each other much because countries that are neighbours tend to have long-standing rivalries (see england vs france) but both would rather unite over religion and will not associate with the Moroccan or Algerian Berber who are considered a different ethnicity and generally tend towards their own christianity. This creates some very interesting intersections: you have skin tone & proximity to white beauty standards, religion and this third factor that's invisible to white french people but obvious to north africans: being more culturally african than arab.

Kwasi Kwarteng's father worked for the commonwealth, he went to Eton as a teen (which is an elite school where most of our leaders come from) then to Cambridge and Harvard, he is an investment banker on the side making money off the current pound crash. This is not your average british-ghanaian, he is hurting the vast majority of british-ghanians and if black britons feel betrayed, maybe us white folk need to sit back and ask ourselves if there's more to this than melanin and maybe not buy in to the "black on black racism" manufactured outrage.

I mean their side only just got rid of Mr "watermelon smiles & p*ckn*nnys" 3 weeks ago and we're probably weeks away from finding Liz Truss' thesis on why race based eugenics is good actually.

[currytraders]

Spices: How to use them in the Kitchen

Make your recipes even more delicious by adding tasty spices to them instead! Spices can express much about a culture's cuisine, and spices are used in various savoury and sweet foods worldwide. So, the most basic recipes can be transformed into something that tastes new and interesting with the addition of a little spice. For example, you might want to try a new spice in one of your family's favourite recipes that uses one or more spices. Various plants and trees grow bark, fruits, buds, roots, seeds, or stems used as spices. Compared with plants, herbs are made up of leafy parts that don't possess woody stems. As a result, herbs can be dried or fresh, and herbs have strength and a stronger flavour.

Listed below are common cooking spices that are commonly used in cooking

Allspice

The flavour of allspice is similar to that of an amalgamation of nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. That is why it has been given the name "allspice". Both sweet and savoury dishes can be made with this spice, such as Goan fish curry. Undoubtedly, it adds a distinct flavour to baked goods like pumpkin desserts or spiced cakes. It is also utilized in pickling and is one of the main ingredients of jerk seasoning. 

Anise

The flavour of anise is sweet and liquorice-like, which gives foods a sweet taste. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cooking to flavour beverages, poultry, bread, pork, and other dishes. 

Cardamom

The aroma of cardamom is strong, and its taste is spicy-sweet and warm. It is used in many dishes such as Goan Fish Curry, tikka masala and many more. Because this ingredient is so strong, you should only use a very small amount at a time. It is widely used in the cooking of East Indian cuisine and Scandinavian cuisine.

Cayenne

Usually, cayenne pepper is considered to be one of the strongest and spicier spices in the world. With over 200 varieties available, it is a staple ingredient in many cuisines, including African, Chinese, Cajun, Indian, Southeast Asian, Mexican, and South American. In addition, it can be used in various ways to add a little heat to various dishes, such as Goan Fish Curry. 

 Chinese five spices

Five different spices make up the Chinese five spice blend, and each spice is included in equal quantities; these spices include cinnamon, star anise, fennel seeds, cloves, and Szechuan peppercorns. In Asian markets and most grocery stores, you can often find prepackaged mixes of this condiment, which has been used in Chinese cooking for generations. You can also make your own. 

Cinnamon

The flavour of cinnamon is woody, sweet, and fruity. In North America, cassia cinnamon is the most common, which comes in wide varieties. In addition to using, it in sweet dishes, you can also use it in savoury stews, curries, soups, and desserts. Also, it is a great dish to serve with beef. In addition to the Rhubarb and Apple Loaf, you can make Goan Fish Curry and other different types of curry with it.

Cloves

When used in sweet or savoury recipes, cloves produce a sweet yet spicy taste. There are many ways to use this spice in baked goods, pickles, smoked meats, mulled beverages, Goan Fish Curry, and sauces. It is possible to use them whole or ground, depending on your preference. It is recommended that you use cloves in moderation since they go a long way when used in moderation. 

[shokudou-boogie]

Hey all! Hope you guys are hanging in there during these hard times. I’ve finally had a few days where I could finally cook something, so I did just that.

Took some notes from one of the Bon Appetit special magazines that cover cast iron recipes, which I’ve been making a lot of, but this one I made a few adjustments of my own, only because I had way too much meat for cooking.

Normally, it’d be like, “too much meat? More like.. NOT ENOUGH”

But, ha, I initially had nine chicken thighs for this, but only seven could fit into the pan. Whoops!

While this is a pretty easy dish, and you can get most of the ingredients at one store, you might have trouble finding one particular ingredient. One of the ingredients that you may have trouble finding for this dish is harissa paste. You might be asking, “what is harissa?” Well, let me tell you!

Harissa is a hot chili pepper paste that comes from Tunisia, a country that’s located in North Africa. It’s a staple paste that’s used in various North African and Middle Eastern dishes. Like most things, there are different variations to harissa, but it generally includes roasted hot chili peppers, garlic, olive oil, and a mix of herbs and spices like caraway, coriander, and cumin.

Sounds good right? Well it is. However, it can be a little tough to find. I went to a local specialty food store (and the paste cost a pretty penny, ungh). You could probably have an easier time finding it at a Middle Eastern market, or online.

If you absolutely struggle trying to find harissa paste, just use your favorite hot sauce. As far as famous brands that I think of immediately, give Louisana Hot Sauce a try.

Now that I’ve given you the tech and knowledge, let’s get to creating this.

Ingredients

7-8 chicken thighs, skin on, bone-in

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp tomato paste

2 15.5 oz cans of chickpeas, rinsed (also called garbanzo beans, in case you get lost trying to find this)

1/4 cup harissa paste

1/2 low-sodium chicken broth

1/4 parsley, chopped

Kosher salt and ground black pepper

1 lemon, cut into wedges

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.

2. While your oven is pre-heating, heat up the olive oil in your cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat.

3. Season your chicken thighs with the salt and pepper. Place 4-5 chicken thighs skin down on the heated cast-iron and then it cook. About 5 minutes on both sides. Remove the chicken and place on a separate plate, and then cook the remaining chicken the same way, cooking skin side down first.

4. There’ll be some excess liquid in the pan that you’ll want to remove, but save about a tablespoon of the good stuff.

5. Add the onions and garlic into the pan, stirring until the onions and garlic get soft. You’ll want to keep the mix moving so you don’t burn the garlic. Once that softens, add the tomato paste into the onions and garlic and keep stirring for about a minute or two, or until the mixture darkens a little.

6. Next, add the chickpeas, harissa paste, and the chicken broth. Since the pan is hot, and you’re pouring a bit of liquid in it, it’ll start to boil immediately. Turn down the heat and let the broth simmer for about 30 seconds.

7. Spread out the chickpeas on the pan so it’s a nice even layer, then nestle the chicken thighs on top of the chickpeas, skin side up. Put it in the oven, and let it cook for about 20-25 minutes.

8. Once it’s done, pull the pan out and sprinkle the chopped parsley on top of the chicken. Serve the chicken with the lemon wedges, which you and your guests can squeeze over your servings.

And that’s it! The boldness and spiciness from the harissa paste gives this dish some robust flavor, and it’s seriously difficult to stop eating it. I ate three chicken thighs myself and felt like I could eat more. Alas, true warriors understand their limits, but will work at surpassing them.

If you’re afraid of the spice, reducing the amount of harissa paste should be sufficient.

Anyway, time to think of more things to cook. I hope y’all enjoyed this recipe! Take care.

[halalfoodsuk]

Know About Algerian Sauce

It started in Belgium, Europe. Belgium is a country famous for its food, the way they fry their fries is unique. While eating fried, the first thing that will come to your mind is the sauce.

Belgian sauce is highly famous in Europe, something like Switzerland is famous for chocolate and France for cheese. Algerian sauce is a sauce having a slightly spicy kick and little burning taste. You should buy algerian sauce online and give it a try.

Do you think what is so special about Algerian sauce?

Well! You should know that Algerian sauce can be used for numerous things, from burgers, salads, nachos, and breadsticks to hummus. It is like an all-around type of sauce. This is the reason it is so special. It possesses a lovely thickness which is of a good kind. It is also impossible to enjoy burgers or chips without condiments by the side, but the sauce is a must. So, get an Algerian sauce, and it will leave the whole home happy and content.

If you want to know how special this sauce is, you have to know from its root. It all started in Belgium, a place while quite famous for its sauces. The upcoming generation of North Africans filled the gap between traditional North African condiments and the unique Belgian Sauces. And with it started the Algerian Sauce, which is a hybrid product with excellence in its cuisine.

What is the superiority of the Belgian tradition?

Belgium is a country with a vast North African diaspora, with most of them are Moroccans. The second generation who grew up here possesses a mixed heritage in both North Africa and Europe. This cocktail shaped the entire generation that exists between tradition and modernity. In the saucy world of Belgium, it means sauces from back home with the latest touch of spice and packing.

How its popularity spread so fast?

The mix of various ingredients in the Algerian sauce made it spread very fast in just a matter of few months across Belgium and France, along with its sister sauce like the Burger Sauce and the Andalus. Since then, it is prevalent in Belgium and France. All these sauces are nationally distributed in all of the superstores in every shape and size. Now it is being aimed to bring to international level through the internet to buy Algerian sauce online.

[paradife-loft]

2, 3, 7 & 17 for khisit and/or rivka? :3

Uhhhhh HI sorry this took so long!! I blame (lack of) keyboards and my general attention span :'D

(meme here)

3 and 7 for Rivka and 2 for Khisit have been answered here!

Khisit:

3. What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC? 

People trying to make small talk while they’re working. Which is… probably not actually all that unimportant considering some of the reasons why it pisses them off; but the level of irritation and the way they end up making largely unwarranted and vitriolic negative judgements about people for it, probably qualifies as petty.

...this question is hard for me all around I think bc I'm both easygoing enough about pointless things, and interrogative enough about peeves that on inspection aren't pointless, that it's hard for me to come up with good answers? Aaahhh.

7. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at their own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to?  A dog? A houseplant? A rock with a smiley face painted on?

Uhhhhhhh, probably… There would most likely be incidents, because Khisit obviously doesn’t child-proof their stuff and has no interest in actively babysitting a kid - so y’know, whatever dangerous nonsense a kid gets up to when they’re trying to entertain themself and don’t have an adult around telling them not to climb up tall things, something of that nature would probably happen once or twice. There would probably be a lot of takeout eaten.

A dog would probably be okay, particularly if it was a relatively chill dog? It’d certainly remain alive… Khisit would be a bit weirded out by how person-centered a dog’s attention was, but I think they’d (be surprised to) enjoy taking it for walks. However, as much as it pains me to say it, a houseplant would probably be on its way to death by underwatering at the end of a week, because they’d just forget about it unless they had some particular reason to make reminders to check up on it, like if it were a friend’s plant or something. It’s just incapable of coming up and making noise and demanding attention when its needs aren’t being met! D:

17. How does your OC sabotage themselves?

HO BOY WELL. So many ways. Being a bratty assbiscuit to 9 authority figures (or people of generally higher status) out of 10. Refusing to acknowledge having any sort of strong emotions or mental weaknesses, until one of them completely blows up in their face. Antagonising people in general, because they can’t reject you if you piss them off first! :D and otherwise it provides information on how far they can push someone and how they react to prodding. Being too proud to compromise or try to make nice with or even remotely appease people they dislike. Shrugging off other people's attempts to comfort them or see if they're okay, because a) that would be showing weakness/emotion and b) it's not like they actually care anyway so why bother. ….. yeah that's about the general gist :D

Rivka:

2. What are your OC’s food preferences (flavors/textures/spiciness/calories/when and how they eat) and how did they get that way? 

Rivka's preferred foods would probably be along the lines of north & east African cuisines, as a best analogy? (Injera…..!!) It's the sort of thing she remembers growing up with, and has the most intuitive sense of how to cook well/easily. She probably doesn't tend to eat much dairy… Do I feel like importing kashrut directly into SW? Who knows tbh. But assuming there are some kind of relevant dietary rules, she probably follows the bigger general ideas but doesn't like, fuss about getting only hechshered products at the grocery store. Another person offering her something she's unfamiliar with will probably be accepted, unless it's Really Blatantly Not Allowed from what she can immediately see; it feels rude to do otherwise, with how often her work puts her as a guest of someone else's community.

In general she prefers to eat with others, even if it's just as passive socialising? Eating by herself too often feels lonely, and wasteful when you could be making and sharing food for multiple people at one time. Plus the daily ritual with other people helps ground her and make sure she's not just getting lost in her own head.

Meshurat introduces her to the wonderful world of sweet filled breads at some point; Rivka finds this enjoyable but less relevatory than Meshurat was hoping for and gets offendedly written off as a lost cause XD

17. How does your OC sabotage themselves?

Getting into anxiety spirals about how she's never doing enough to help fix the world's problems, especially as someone who has both more power and responsibility than most. Running herself into the ground trying to do things for other people as a result of those anxiety spirals. Thinking she can/should/has to be the only one who deals with everything because she's the most/only competent one in the room - potentially making more work for herself and/or alienating others, depending on how arrogant/elitist she comes across in doing so. Avoiding opening up to others about rough shit she's going through because she believes any admission of not being perfect or not believing wholeheartedly in the party line will just end up with her being brushed off at best, punished at worst.

[eldritchsurveys]

495.

England

Do you like to drink tea? >> I do.

Do you like to put sugar in your tea? >> No, I hate regular refined sugar. I use honey if I use anything.

Have you ever explored an ancient castle? >> No. 

If you're a Christian, are you Catholic or Protestant? >> ---

Do you live in a big house? >> No, I live in an apartment.

Are there a lot of seagulls where you live? >> Yeah. Or, gulls, I guess. Since we’re not by the sea.

Do you have a garden? >> No.

Name something you own with the British flag on it. >> ---

What's your favorite part of London? >> I’ve never been.

If you've been to England, what was your favorite city you've visited? >> ---

If applicable, what is/was your favorite store in London? >> ---

Have you ever been lost in London? >> ---

Would you say your personality is British? Do you think you'd fit in there? >> I don’t... what? What is a “British personality”? I assume some parts of my personality would be useful there and other parts wouldn’t, depending on the cultural norms.

Do you have English ancestors, or are you from England? >> No.

Ireland

What is one of your favorite celtic songs? >> Not... sure, but my favourite Irish song is Óró Sé do Bheatha Bhaile.

Do you have red hair? >> No.

Are you Irish? >> No.

Name 5 redheads that you know. >> I don’t think I know any natural redheads.

Who in your family is/was a redhead? >> ---

If you've been to Ireland, what was your favorite city you visited? >> I haven’t been to Ireland.

Did you have any bad experiences in Ireland? >> ---

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? >> No. St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US tend to just be... throngs of people in garish green outfits doing pub crawls and reaching sloppy-drunk levels at like half past noon and generally being rowdy nuisances. Doesn’t seem like much fun to me.

Do you like Irish food? >> I don’t know, I’ve never had it.

What's one thing you like about ancient cathedrals? >> The acoustics.

Do you like rolling hills of green? >> Sure.

Do you like bagpipes? >> I mean, I’m ambivalent.

If you're Irish, what part of Ireland is your family from? >> ---

Do you like English accents or Irish accents better? >> Most Irish accents I enjoy more than most English accents.

China

What is your Chinese zodiac sign? Do you like it? Do you feel it fits your personality? >> I think it’s the Rabbit. I have no feelings about it, it doesn’t mean anything to me.

Do you like your American zodiac sign or Chinese zodiac sign better? >> I’m generally more interested in Western astrology.

Do you like Chinese food? >> It’s okay sometimes.

List three of your favorite Chinese foods. >> ---

Are you familiar with the topic of footbinding? >> Yeah.

What are your favorite books about the Chinese? >> ---

Do you know anyone Chinese? >> I might, I don’t know.

Who is your favorite Chinese youtuber? >> ---

Have you ever cooked Chinese food at home? >> No.

Are you familiar with the Great Chinese Famine? >> No.

Do you wish your school would teach you about other countries' history? >> I wish public schools in the US didn’t teach whitewashed and over-simplified versions of other countries’ histories (when they even bother -- because, you know, if a country hasn’t been to war with us or allied with us in a war, then they don’t exist). 

Would you ever want to go to China? >> Sure.

Do you have any Chinese in your family? >> No.

Japan

Do you like sushi? If so, what are your favorite kinds? >> Sometimes. I like spicy rolls that don’t have weird ingredients like cream cheese or bacon in them.

What is your favorite manga series? >> I don’t have one.

Do you love Japanese street fashion? >> It’s fun to look at sometimes.

What color hair would you have as an anime character? >> White, of course.

Are you aware of the struggles of Japanese Americans during World War 2? >> Not in any real detail, but in a general sense.

What is your favorite Japanese name? >> ---

Do you like bonsai trees? >> Yeah.

What's one thing you think Americans should adopt from the Japanese? >> *shrug*

Have you ever listened to Jpop? >> A little.

Do you like Hello Kitty? >> Yeah, she’s adorable.

What is something you want to know about the Japanese? >> ---

Do you know anyone who's Japanese? >> Maybe.

Would you ever want to go to Japan? >> Sure.

Australia

Do you have blonde hair? >> No.

Do you live near a beach? >> Not a saltwater one.

Do you surf? >> No.

Who is your favorite Australian youtuber? >> ---

Do you watch The Norris Nuts? >> No.

Who is your favorite Australian fictional character? >> ---

What is your favorite song by Hillsong? >> Who?

Have you ever tried to surf? >> No. I can’t even swim, so.

Do you skateboard? >> No.

Have you ever been on an island? >> Manhattan, Long Island, and Staten Island...

Do you live on an island? >> No.

Do you like Australian accents or British accents better? >> Meh.

Have you ever heard the term, "Crikey, mate!" >> Yeah, I was alive during Steve Irwin’s lifetime...

Have you ever met anyone from Australia? >> Yeah.

Africa

Do you know anyone from Africa? >> Probably.

Are you familiar with the War on Sudan? >> No.

Do you own an Invisible Children shirt? >> No.

Have you been to Africa? >> No.

What's your favorite wild animal? >> *shrug*

Do you prefer dancing or drumming? >> I like to dance more than I like to drum.

Do you have good rhythm? >> I think I do.

Would you ever want to go to Africa? >> Sure.

What is a great African song? >> I don’t know any by name.

Have you ever tried African dancing? >> I did it when I was a child because my father enrolled me in it.

Do you own any African jewelry? >> No.

Ever danced to "Waka Waka"? >> No.

What's the furthest you've ever walked in one day? >> I used to live in NYC, so definitely at least a few miles.

Do you live in a mud hut? >> No.

Mexico

List 3 of your favorite Mexican foods. >> *shrug* Tacos, burritos, enchiladas...?

List 3 Mexican names you like. >> ---

List 3 people you know who are Mexican. >> I don’t know if I know any Mexicans.

Have you ever been to Mexico? >> No.

Would you ever want to go to Mexico? >> Absolutely.

Do you think you could handle being around people all the time? >> I know for a fact that I cannot.

Do you like spicy food? >> I love spicy food.

How do you do with crowds? >> I deal poorly.

Is it hot where you live? >> Not usually.

Do you like bright colors? >> Yes.

Can you speak Spanish? >> Not fluently.

Have you ever been to a fiesta? >> No.

Ever smacked a pinata? >> No.

What's your favorite thing to order at Taco Bell? >> I like those caramel empanada things. I don’t really like eating their food, though.

The Middle East

Are you Muslim? >> No.

Do you know any Muslims? >> I don’t think so.

Do you know anyone who wears hijab? >> No.

What are some of your favorite books about Muslims? >> ---

Ever been to a desert? >> No.

Would you want to ride a camel? >> I don’t think I’d enjoy that.

Did you watch the show Legends of the Hidden Temple? >> No.

Korea

Have you read To All the Boys I've Loved Before? Have you seen the movie? >> No and no.

Did you know that North Korea is closed? >> Yeah.

Would you ever want to visit South Korea? >> Sure.

Have you ever had Korean food? >> Yeah, my father served in the Korean War and has been eating Korean food ever since, so I was raised with it.

South America

Have you read The Spirit of the Rainforest? >> No.

Name one fact you know about Venezuela. >> I don’t know any facts about Venezuela.

Do you know anyone who lives in Peru? >> No.

Have you ever tried Peruvian food or drink? >> No.

Have you ever been to South America? >> No.

Do you know anyone from Brazil? >> No.

Would you ever want to visit South America? >> Sure.

Name someone you know who owns llamas. >> ---

Do you like llamas? >> They’re funky lookin’, I like them.

Have you ever sewn on a loom? >> No.

Do you own a skirt from Guetamala? >> No.

Do you ever wonder why we don't hear much about South America? >> I don’t wonder. The US media has little reason to report on goings-on in South America unless it has to do with the Amazon rainforest (because emotional impact) or some military thing (because duh).

Thailand

Do you like elephants? >> Yeah, they’re awesome.

WOuld you ever be brave enough to try walking on stilts? >> I don’t think so.

Do you know about sex trafficking in Thailand? >> I’m vaguely aware that it happens, but I don’t know any details about it.

Do you like Thai food? >> Yeah.

Do you know anyone who's Thai? >> I don’t think so.

United States

If you live in the US, which state do you live in? >> Michigan.

Which states have you visited? >> I get bored of naming them.

Which states have you lived in? >> ^

Have you ever been to Washington D.C? >> No.

What is your favorite American food? >> Hm.

Do you listen to popular music? >> Sure.

Do you dream of having two kids and maybe a dog? >> No. Well, the dog, yeah.

...and living in a two-story house with a white picket fence? >> No.

...and having a good job and saving for retirement? >> No.

....where you can retire to Florida and live on the beach? >> No.

Did you go to college? If so, what was your major? >> No.

Were you abused by your parents? >> No.

Do you know any nice people? >> Er...

How often do you bbq? >> Never.

What's your favorite ride at Cedar Point? >> Haven’t been. I didn’t realise Cedar Point was like, a big deal, but this year alone I think I’ve seen mention of it on at least like 4 surveys.

Other

What's the best family vacation you've been on? >> ---

What countries have you visited? >> None.

What countries do you want to visit? >> Almost all of them are fair game.

Have you ever been to NYC? >> I used to live there.

Do you live in a big city, small town, or other? >> I live in a small city right now.

Do you live in the city or country? >> More a suburban vibe than an urban one.

What is your favorite country besides your own? >> ---

What country do you live in? >> USA.

What is your ancestry? >> ---

Are you happy with the American government? >> I don’t think about the American government. But, yeah, it’s pretty eye-rolly right now.

What currency do you use? >> Bitcoin The dollar.

Do you think you have an accent? >> I would to a Southerner or a non-American, I’m sure.

Have you ever been told you have an accent? >> Yeah.

[betheflare]

I See You

Name: Senegal

Demonym: Senegalese

Etymology:  Senegal is translated from the Wolof “sun gal” to mean “our boat”.

Capital: Dakar

Motto: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (French)

                "One People, One Goal, One Faith"

Location: West Africa

Population: 16,313,742 (2018)

Religion: Islam is the predominant religion in the country, practiced by approximately 94% of the country’s population; the Christian community, at 5% of the population, are mostly Roman Catholics.

Climate: Sahelian

Language(s) Spoken: French and Wolof

National Languages: Balanta-Ganja, Hassaniya Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noonm, Pulaar, Serer, Soninke

Currency: CFA franc (XOF)

Independence Day:

- From France 4 April 1960

- Withdrawal from the Mali Federation  20 August 1960

Flag meaning: The red, yellow and green are the official Pan-African colors, and the centered star is symbolic of hope and unity.

Brief History

Archaeological findings throughout the area indicate that Senegal was inhabited in prehistoric times and has been continuously occupied by various ethnic groups.

Some kingdoms were created around the 7th century: Takrur in the 9th century, Namandiru and the Jolof Empire during the 13th and 14th centuries. Eastern Senegal was once part of the Ghana Empire.

Islam was introduced through Toucouleur and Soninke contact with the Almoravid dynasty of the Maghreb, who in turn propagated it with the help of the Almoravids, and Toucouleur allies.

This movement faced resistance from ethnicities of traditional religions, the Serers in particular.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the area came under the influence of the empires to the east; the Jolof Empire of Senegal was also founded during this time.

In the 14th century the Jolof Empire grew more powerful, having united Cayorand the kingdoms of Baol, Sine, Saloum, Waalo, Futa Tooro and Bambouk, ormuch of present day West Africa.

The empire was a voluntary confederacy of various states rather than an empire built on military conquest.

The empire was founded by Ndiadiane Ndiaye, a part Serer and part Toucouleur, who was able to form a coalition with many ethnicities, but collapsed around 1549 with the defeat and killing of Lele Fouli Fak by Amari Ngone Sobel Fall.

Colonial Era

In the mid-15th century, the Portuguese landed on the Senegal coastline, followed by traders representing other countries, including the French.

Various European powers-Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain-competed for trade in the area from the 15th century onward.

In 1677, France gained control of what had become a minor departure point in the Atlantic slave trade-the island of Gorée next to modern Dakar, used as abase to purchase slaves from the warring chiefdoms on the mainland.

European missionaries introduced Christianity to Senegal and the Casamance in the 19th century.

It was only in the 1850s that the French began to expand onto the Senegalese mainland after they abolished slavery and began promoting an abolitionist doctrine, adding native kingdoms like the Waalo, Cayor, Baol, and Jolof Empire.

French colonists progressively invaded and took over all the kingdoms except Sine and Saloum under Governor Louis Faidherbe.

Senegalese resistance to the French expansion and curtailing of their lucrative slave trade was led in part by Lat-Dior, Damel of Cayor, and Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, the Maad a Sinig of Sine, resulting in the Battle of Logandème.

Independence (1960)

On April 4, 1959 Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fully independent on 20 June 1960, as a result of a transfer of power agreement signed with France on 4 April 1960.

Due to internal political difficulties, the Federation broke up on 20 August, when Senegal and French Sudan each proclaimed independence.

Léopold Sédar Senghor was Senegal's first president in September 1960.

Senghor was a very well-read man, educated in France.

In 1980, President Senghor decided to retire from politics.

Former prime minister Mamadou Dia, who was Senghor's rival, ran for election in 1983 against Diouf, but lost.

Senghor moved to France, where he died at the age of 96.

Senegal joined with the Gambia to form the nominal Senegambia Confederation on 1 February 1982.

Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group in the Casamance region has clashed sporadically with government forces since 1982 in the Casamance conflict.

In the early 21st century, violence has subsided and President Macky Sall heldtalks with rebels in Rome in December 2012.

He encouraged broader political participation, reduced government involve mentin the economy, and widened Senegal's diplomatic engagements, particularly with other developing nations.

Domestic politics on occasion spilled over into street violence, border tensions, and a violent separatist movement in the southern region of the Casamance. Nevertheless, Senegal's commitment to democracy and human rights strengthened.

In the presidential election of 1999, opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade defeated Diouf in an election deemed free and fair by international observers. Senegal experienced its second peaceful transition of power, and its first from one political party to another.

On 30 December 2004 President Wade announced that he would sign a peace treaty with the separatist group in the Casamance region. This, however, has yet to be implemented. There was a round of talks in 2005, but the results have not yet yielded a resolution.

Geography

Senegal is located on the west of the African continent.

It lies between latitudes 12° and 17°N, and longitudes 11° and 18°W. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, except for Gambia's short Atlantic coastline.

The capital Dakar lies on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of continental Africa.

Culture

*Wolof village*

Senegal has a wide variety of ethnic groups and, as in most West African countries, several languages are widely spoken.

The Wolof are the largest single ethnic group in Senegal at 43 percent; the Fulaand Toucouleur are the second biggest group, followed by the Serer, the nothers such as Jola, Mandinka, Maures or, Soninke, Bassari and many smaller communities.

About 50,000 Europeans and Lebanese as well as smaller numbers of Mauritanians and Moroccans reside in Senegal, mainly in the cities and some retirees who reside in the resort towns around Mbour.

Also located primarily in urban settings are small Vietnamese communities as well as a growing number of Chinese immigrant traders, each numbering perhaps a few hundred people.

There are also tens of thousands of Mauritanian refugees in Senegal, primarily in the country's north.

According to the World Refugee Survey 2008, published by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Senegal has a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering approximately 23,800 in 2007.

Refugees live in N'dioum, Dodel, and small settlements along the Senegal River valley.

SOME WOLOF PHRASES

Welcome

- Merhbe

Hello (General greeting)

- Na nga def (sg)

- Na ngeen def (pl)

- Salaam aleekum

How are you?

- Jaam nga am? (Have you peace?)

- Na nga def?

Reply to 'How are you?'

-  Jaam rek, Yow nag? (Peace only, and you?)

- Mangi fi rekk, na nga def?

Long time no see

- Gej na la giis

What's your name?

- Naka-nga sant?

- Na nga tudd?

- Noo tudd?

My name is …

- Maa ngi tudd ...

- ... laa tudd

Where are you from?

- Fan nga joge? (sg)

- Fan ngeen joge? (pl)

I'm from …

- Maa ngi joge ...

- ... laa joge

Pleased to meet you

- Am nàa mbekte ci guiss la

Good morning

(Morning greeting)

- Jaam nga fanane

Good afternoon

(Afternoon greeting)

- Jamm nga yendoo

Good evening

(Evening greeting)

- Naka ngon si

Goodbye

(Parting phrases)

- Ba beneen

- Mangi dem

Good luck!

- Màa ngui lay nianal weurseuk

Cuisine

The basic food is rice cooked with a spicy sauce and vegetables. The national dish is chep-bu-jen,the Wolof word for rice with fish. Cooked in a tomato sauce with boiled fish and a few vegetables (carrots, cabbage, and green peppers),chep-bu-jen is originally from the city of Saint-Louis.Yassa,a dish from Casamance is chicken or fish marinated in lemon juice, pepper, and onions and then baked. It is accompanied by plain white rice. Other sauces include mafé, domada and soupe kandja,(which is made from okra with fish and palm oil).

Landmarks

The Lake Retba (Lac Rose meaning Pink lake) -  It is named for its pink waters caused by Dunaliella salina algae and is known for its high salt content, up to 40% in some areas.

The House of Slaves and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal. Its museum, which was opened in 1962 and curated until Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye's death in 2009, is said to memorialize the final exit point of the slaves from Africa.

While historians differ on how many African slaves were actually held in this building, as well as the relative importance of Gorée Island as a point on the Atlantic Slave Trade,visitors from Africa, Europe, and the Americas continue to make it an important place to remember the human toll of African slavery.

The Langue de Barbarie is a thin, sandy peninsula, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, located in western Senegal, in the neighborhood of the city of Saint-Louis. The peninsula separates the ocean from the final section of the Senegal River. 

The Great Mosque of Touba is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Amadou Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and is interred inside the mosque. Since his death the mosque is being controlled by his family. 

Some interesting facts about Senegal

1. In the 16th century when the Portuguese visited the country’s coast, the fishermen said “sunu gaal”, which translates into “these are our boats”. The Portuguese, who understood nothing, simply named their land “Senegal”. Classic colonizers!!

2. Senegal’s location towards the west coast made it a hub for the international slave trade of the 18th and 19th century. Gorée Island, in particular, became a major transit point of the Atlantic Slave Trade.

3. In contemporary times, Senegal is very close to France. In fact, the very flag of Senegal has adopted the French Tricolor style. So the flags of both look the same, except for the color 

4. Senegal is the only country in West Africa which wasn’t overrun by a military coup. Its democratic stability has earned it many allies in Europe and the Americas.

5.  The common lingo of Senegal has a word called, “Teranga”. It has a very sweet and hospitable meaning and has become the identity of Senegalese people. It means helping a person to come to your land and settle down.

6.  Dakar is home to the tallest statue in Africa. The African Renaissance Monument built in 2010, stands at an impressive 49 m, but still a meter short of a half-century.

7.  Senegal is a paradise for footballers. Many prominent players like El Hadji Diouf, Henri Camara, Ferdinand Coly, Bouna Coundoul, etc. have been inducted into the European League from this country.

8.  Senegal’s grasslands have given the country its two national symbols, the baobab tree, and the red lion.

Questions

1. Are you from Senegal or know someone from there?

2. Are you interested in learning Wolof?

3. What’s your favorite thing about Senegal?

4. Do you know anything about Senegal I forgot to mention?

5. Which country/Island do you think I should share about next?

PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS ANY MISTAKE SO I CAN CORRECT IT. THANK YOU :)

*I know I said ISY project is about unknown/less talked about countries but I thought I should share about Senegal since I love it’s people and wanted to know more about their culture.

+ about ISY mini project 

+ Previous ISY countries : VANUATU, KYRGYZSTAN .

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4 Questions to Strengthen Social Media Marketing

Today, companies of all sizes are working to improve the effectiveness of their social media marketing - and for good reason: Digital platforms are constantly innovating the way brands are discovered, shared and experienced. The data speaks for itself: The number of global social network users is expected to reach 3.09 billion per month by 2021, and global Internet users spend about 136 minutes a day surfing social networks. Many organizations have responded by allocating more resources to digital marketing - technology, according to a recent Gartner estimate, now accounts for 29% of total marketing spending budgets, and digital advertising spending for 2020 is estimated at approximately $ 385 billion.

Yet these numbers are double-edged swords. Today, consumers respond to products, services and advertising campaigns in real time via social media, creating new demands on organizations. Creating and maintaining a high level of online engagement and enthusiasm requires clarity about a company's goals and values.

Successful digital strategies are not about aesthetics or style, but about the harmony between what your brand promises and brings. To develop your strategy, ask yourself the following questions:

1. What are your goals?

For startups and specialty products, your social media marketing strategy may begin with the need to test ideas, create awareness, and build expectations for new products and services. In other cases, goals can be much more specific - increasing sales, geographic expansion, increasing brand engagement in real time, or generating quality sales leads. Once you've set your goals, determine your success metrics. Do you want to get "likes"? Do you want to start an online dialog about the problem? Or do you want to inspire a change in behavior, such as encouraging your followers to recycle? Your metrics must match your marketing goals.

Due to the large amount of data available, this task can be challenging. Clearly defined metrics, including a timeline and budget, ensure that your campaign is on track. The goals not only allow you to clearly measure your progress, but also provide you with a clear answer to the next question you need to ask, which is ...

2. Which platforms should we use?

Decisions about platforms must be based on an understanding of your customer's identity and preferences. Different social platforms attract different demographics, and you need to conduct a survey to find out where your target audience is hanging out online. For example, younger audiences can be reached more effectively on newer platforms such as TikTok or Snapchat. Health and wellness brands with an aesthetic emphasis may want to develop a visual strategy focused on Instagram. The same logic applies to geography - WhatsApp is popular in India, while if you want to reach people in China, you have to focus on WeChat or Weibo.

3. What is your content strategy?

Organizations often have the budget, team, agencies, and ideas at their disposal, but they haven't given much thought to the content. This leaves revenue and goodwill on the table: One survey found that 46% of consumers said they were watching brands for inspirational content. You need to understand what types of content - such as articles, videos, images - will encourage audience interaction. Great content strategies create conversation and sharing with the brand and with other users. Your content should be unique, useful, and shared. For example, one of the authors (Deepa) is currently working with ArogyaWorld, a global non-profit health organization, on a campaign to help reach a common understanding on "proper eating" in India. Inspired by the US government initiative MyPlate.gov, we worked with a leading design firm to translate the Indian government's comprehensive nutrition guidelines into a simple image for North and South Indian cuisine that shows the amount of food cooked and eating options for different ages and lifestyles. The graphic will be featured on social media and in its Healthy Workplaces program, which includes 3 million employees.

If your content is sensitive, your content strategy should take this into account. For example, Techdivine, a company owned by one of the authors (Ananthanarayanan), once worked with a client in the mental health industry who feared a lack of engagement on his Facebook page. It quickly became clear that most users were uncomfortable dealing with this issue on a public platform. We've reoriented our strategy to encourage users to chat with the brand through private messaging on social networks. We've also created resources that allow people to securely get answers to their questions through expert articles shared through exclusive password access through private chats on social networking platforms.

4. Are you ready to talk to your audience - in real time?

Social media interactions are two-way - driven by brands and consumers alike - so your organization needs to show that it listens and engages with issues, concerns and suggestions. Companies that take advantage of the moment can create brand awareness and goodwill. For example, when a Twitter user recently ridiculed a South African man who suggested at KFC, a fast food chain responded by providing the couple with a wedding planner. Many other brands, including Coca-Cola, Woolworths and Audi, also supported the couple and showered them with gifts and experience. Social media offers brands the opportunity to create unforgettable experiences. Techdivine, a company owned by one of the authors (Ananth), once saw a tweet from someone who had traveled from Manhattan to Chicago for the first time, mentioning that she was looking for something spicy to eat. We looked back at her earlier tweets, which indicated an interest in art. So on behalf of our client, a restaurant based in Chicago, we welcomed her in Windy City and even shared links to some interesting art events and activities throughout the city. We made sure we didn't throw our restaurant prematurely. Curious, she knew who we were, thanked us for our tweet, and asked about our restaurant. At this point, we sent her a beautiful collage with some of the popular spicy dishes that the restaurant served, along with a map and agreement that she could unlock if she visited the restaurant and marked the check mark. visit not only her, but also many others who saw this conversation online.

Brands today have a much greater ability (and responsibility) to inspire and connect with consumers. Trusted brands are likely to attract business, and social media is a powerful tool for networking, getting feedback, and building trust with your audience. By answering the above questions, you can ensure that your social strategy is in line with your goals and adds value to your users.

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How to Stock a Pantry

A shopping list to make your cooking that much better

With the restaurant world continuing its devastating free-fall and more cities issuing stay-at-home orders, it’s a fair assumption that you will be cooking at home, potentially more than ever.

If you’re used to going out to restaurants, this can feel like a jarring transition at first. Professional chefs are professionals for a reason; they have an arsenal of techniques and ingredients that few home cooks — even the most enthusiastic ones — can match. That said, there are a few things you can do to load your pantry with both the basics and a few restaurant-style secret weapons to take your home cooking to the next level.

A few things to keep in mind: There is no one-size-fits-all shopping list. Take a look at what you already have, and think about how you actually eat. Sure, beans are so hot right now, but do you like beans? Be realistic with your cooking plans and ability — if spending hours on an intricate pastry project is soothing for you, by all means, but if you just need to get a meal on the table for you and your family, that’s absolutely okay too. Not every meal needs to be blockbuster; even the most food-obsessed among us sometimes just eat to live.

When it comes to shopping, make a list and have a plan so you can get in and out of the store quickly. If the store doesn’t have what you need, it’s probably not worth going to another — be flexible and try something you maybe wouldn’t have picked up before. It’s also worth noting here that many restaurants are selling pantry items and produce as part of their takeout packages — check their Instagrams or websites for up-to-date info on where to shop.

Stocking your pantry: the basics

Consider these items the foundation of a well-stocked kitchen — essential building blocks to cooking all kinds of dishes. Many of the items here are shelf-stable, and we’ve provided tips for shopping and storing meat, dairy, and produce as well.

Pasta and grains

Long pasta, short pasta, tubular pasta — whatever you can get your hands on, really.

Grain-wise, rice is an obvious choice (short and long grain, all colors), but don’t forget whole and ancient grains like farro, barley, bulgur, freekeh, and quinoa.

Canned and jarred goods

Canned tomatoes (whole provides the most versatility — you can always crush or blend them yourself)

Coconut milk for enhancing soups and curries, cooking rice, or poaching meat

Stock/broth (though you can also make your own, it doesn’t hurt to have backup)

Jarred salsas/simmer sauces (great for tying together a bunch of refrigerator loose ends in a pot)

Nut butters

Pickles

Condiments (mustard, jam, soy sauce, etc.)

Beans and legumes

Nutritious and long-lasting, and can be eaten on their own, or added to soups, stews, salads, stir-fries, and more. Dried beans are all the rage, and generally taste better if you’re willing to put in the time to cook them, but canned also work.

Yes, you should definitely get chickpeas and cannellini beans, but don’t forget lentils, split peas, and black-eyed peas, too.

Baking supplies

Flour (and alternative flours if that’s how you roll)

Sugar (brown, white, confectioners)

Baking soda and powder

Yeast for that bread you’re going to make

Bread

Homemade or not, can be pre-sliced and frozen for easier heating

Oil, vinegar, spices

Olive is standard, though grab canola too, which is better for high-heat cooking.

Vinegar (apple cider and rice are good starting points)

Whatever spices you frequently cook or bake with — allspice, bay leaves, cumin, cinnamon, chile flakes, oregano, paprika, pepper, vanilla, etc.

Produce

Lemons, limes, onions, garlic, and root vegetables (potatoes, squash, carrots, beets) last a long time.

Hearty greens like kale and collards will keep for a week, as will most uncut fruit.

Frozen fruit and veggies are also an option, and you can do it yourself — on the fruit front, berries, bananas, and mango do well; veggie-wise, peas, corn, kale, and edamame are easy to throw in a plastic bag, squeeze all the air out, and pop in the freezer.

Fresh soft herbs such as parsley, cilantro, and mint can keep for up to a week if washed, dried, and covered loosely in the fridge. If a bunch is on the verge of collapsing, blitz it into pesto, chimichurri, or an herby vinaigrette. Fresh herbs can also be chopped or pureed with oil and frozen in ice cube trays.

Dairy and eggs

Hard cheeses like Parmesan (in block form) last for weeks; cheddar, Gruyere, and feta are also safe bets.

Eggs are good for breakfast, baking, and tying a bowl of odds and ends together; they keep in the refrigerator for several weeks, as does butter (which also freezes well).

Meat and seafood

The best meats to freeze are cuts that can stand up to a long cook (braising or roasting) without losing their integrity — think ground meat, bone-in chicken legs and thighs, beef brisket or chuck. Frozen shrimp and fish filets are also convenient to keep on hand.

Stocking your pantry: the not-so-basics

Consider these your next-level flavor enhancers — not strictly essential but the welcome-if-you-can-get-’em ingredients that chefs frequently employ to add more depth, spice, tang, or zip to a dish.

Texture boosters

Fried shallots: Fried shallots make it easy to add crunch to rice and noodles, salads, and baked pastas or casseroles. Buy a big bag at an Asian grocer, or turn to the classics (French’s fried onions) in a pinch. They’re also easy (if a little time consuming) to make yourself if you bring home enough shallots from the market.

Chile oil/chile crisp: Add a spicy, garlicky, crunchy kick to everything from rice to veggies to chicken and fish. If you’re feeling frisky, try it on vanilla ice cream.

Fermented and pickled things

Kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled beets, and miso are all instant flavor enhancers and keep indefinitely in the fridge. Miso in particular is a versatile umami-booster that’s at home in soup, marinades, cookies, and more.

Preserved lemons: They last forever, add a cured citrus brightness to stews, curries, grain dishes, and more, and are easy to make.

Cured meats and tinned seafood

Tinned fish: anchovies for melting into sauces and dressings; sardines, mackerel, salmon and/or oil-packed tuna for snacking or flaking into a salad or pasta.

Charcuterie: In addition to being good snacking material, cured meats like salami and smoked meats like bacon keep well, and can be added to broths and stir-fries, and baked into or on top of bready things.

Spreads and stir-ins

Fancy dairy: Labneh and/or creme fraiche are exactly the type of rich, creamy, tangy, dairy-based comfort that can pump a dish up. Throw a dollop on top of roasted vegetables, soups, or baked goods.

Tahini: Use the creamy ground sesame paste in salad dressings, veggie dips, and baked goods.

Next-level seasoning

Turmeric: It’s been popular in India for thousands of years, and with good reason — its vibrant golden hue and electric flavor enhance everything from curries to cakes to eggs to smoothies.

Harissa: A spicy North African chile paste that zips up sauces, eggs, marinades, dips, stir-fries, and more.

Finishing salt: Kosher salt is the type most commonly called for in recipes, but finishing dishes with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt (Maldon for purists, Jacobsen’s for modern tastes) is an easy way to feel fancy at home.

Jamie Feldmar is a Los Angeles-based writer and cookbook author. See more at jamiefeldmar.com and follow her @jfeldmar. Photo credits: Kale photo, Lew Robertson/Getty; Olive oil photo, George Clerk/Getty; Dried pasta photo, Brian Hagiwara/Getty; Loaf of bread photo, Diamond Sky Images/Getty; all other product images courtesy vendors

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A shopping list to make your cooking that much better

With the restaurant world continuing its devastating free-fall and more cities issuing stay-at-home orders, it’s a fair assumption that you will be cooking at home, potentially more than ever.

If you’re used to going out to restaurants, this can feel like a jarring transition at first. Professional chefs are professionals for a reason; they have an arsenal of techniques and ingredients that few home cooks — even the most enthusiastic ones — can match. That said, there are a few things you can do to load your pantry with both the basics and a few restaurant-style secret weapons to take your home cooking to the next level.

A few things to keep in mind: There is no one-size-fits-all shopping list. Take a look at what you already have, and think about how you actually eat. Sure, beans are so hot right now, but do you like beans? Be realistic with your cooking plans and ability — if spending hours on an intricate pastry project is soothing for you, by all means, but if you just need to get a meal on the table for you and your family, that’s absolutely okay too. Not every meal needs to be blockbuster; even the most food-obsessed among us sometimes just eat to live.

When it comes to shopping, make a list and have a plan so you can get in and out of the store quickly. If the store doesn’t have what you need, it’s probably not worth going to another — be flexible and try something you maybe wouldn’t have picked up before. It’s also worth noting here that many restaurants are selling pantry items and produce as part of their takeout packages — check their Instagrams or websites for up-to-date info on where to shop.

Stocking your pantry: the basics

Consider these items the foundation of a well-stocked kitchen — essential building blocks to cooking all kinds of dishes. Many of the items here are shelf-stable, and we’ve provided tips for shopping and storing meat, dairy, and produce as well.

Pasta and grains

Long pasta, short pasta, tubular pasta — whatever you can get your hands on, really.

Grain-wise, rice is an obvious choice (short and long grain, all colors), but don’t forget whole and ancient grains like farro, barley, bulgur, freekeh, and quinoa.

Canned and jarred goods

Canned tomatoes (whole provides the most versatility — you can always crush or blend them yourself)

Coconut milk for enhancing soups and curries, cooking rice, or poaching meat

Stock/broth (though you can also make your own, it doesn’t hurt to have backup)

Jarred salsas/simmer sauces (great for tying together a bunch of refrigerator loose ends in a pot)

Nut butters

Pickles

Condiments (mustard, jam, soy sauce, etc.)

Beans and legumes

Nutritious and long-lasting, and can be eaten on their own, or added to soups, stews, salads, stir-fries, and more. Dried beans are all the rage, and generally taste better if you’re willing to put in the time to cook them, but canned also work.

Yes, you should definitely get chickpeas and cannellini beans, but don’t forget lentils, split peas, and black-eyed peas, too.

Baking supplies

Flour (and alternative flours if that’s how you roll)

Sugar (brown, white, confectioners)

Baking soda and powder

Yeast for that bread you’re going to make

Bread

Homemade or not, can be pre-sliced and frozen for easier heating

Oil, vinegar, spices

Olive is standard, though grab canola too, which is better for high-heat cooking.

Vinegar (apple cider and rice are good starting points)

Whatever spices you frequently cook or bake with — allspice, bay leaves, cumin, cinnamon, chile flakes, oregano, paprika, pepper, vanilla, etc.

Produce

Lemons, limes, onions, garlic, and root vegetables (potatoes, squash, carrots, beets) last a long time.

Hearty greens like kale and collards will keep for a week, as will most uncut fruit.

Frozen fruit and veggies are also an option, and you can do it yourself — on the fruit front, berries, bananas, and mango do well; veggie-wise, peas, corn, kale, and edamame are easy to throw in a plastic bag, squeeze all the air out, and pop in the freezer.

Fresh soft herbs such as parsley, cilantro, and mint can keep for up to a week if washed, dried, and covered loosely in the fridge. If a bunch is on the verge of collapsing, blitz it into pesto, chimichurri, or an herby vinaigrette. Fresh herbs can also be chopped or pureed with oil and frozen in ice cube trays.

Dairy and eggs

Hard cheeses like Parmesan (in block form) last for weeks; cheddar, Gruyere, and feta are also safe bets.

Eggs are good for breakfast, baking, and tying a bowl of odds and ends together; they keep in the refrigerator for several weeks, as does butter (which also freezes well).

Meat and seafood

The best meats to freeze are cuts that can stand up to a long cook (braising or roasting) without losing their integrity — think ground meat, bone-in chicken legs and thighs, beef brisket or chuck. Frozen shrimp and fish filets are also convenient to keep on hand.

Stocking your pantry: the not-so-basics

Consider these your next-level flavor enhancers — not strictly essential but the welcome-if-you-can-get-’em ingredients that chefs frequently employ to add more depth, spice, tang, or zip to a dish.

Texture boosters

Fried shallots: Fried shallots make it easy to add crunch to rice and noodles, salads, and baked pastas or casseroles. Buy a big bag at an Asian grocer, or turn to the classics (French’s fried onions) in a pinch. They’re also easy (if a little time consuming) to make yourself if you bring home enough shallots from the market.

Chile oil/chile crisp: Add a spicy, garlicky, crunchy kick to everything from rice to veggies to chicken and fish. If you’re feeling frisky, try it on vanilla ice cream.

Fermented and pickled things

Kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled beets, and miso are all instant flavor enhancers and keep indefinitely in the fridge. Miso in particular is a versatile umami-booster that’s at home in soup, marinades, cookies, and more.

Preserved lemons: They last forever, add a cured citrus brightness to stews, curries, grain dishes, and more, and are easy to make.

Cured meats and tinned seafood

Tinned fish: anchovies for melting into sauces and dressings; sardines, mackerel, salmon and/or oil-packed tuna for snacking or flaking into a salad or pasta.

Charcuterie: In addition to being good snacking material, cured meats like salami and smoked meats like bacon keep well, and can be added to broths and stir-fries, and baked into or on top of bready things.

Spreads and stir-ins

Fancy dairy: Labneh and/or creme fraiche are exactly the type of rich, creamy, tangy, dairy-based comfort that can pump a dish up. Throw a dollop on top of roasted vegetables, soups, or baked goods.

Tahini: Use the creamy ground sesame paste in salad dressings, veggie dips, and baked goods.

Next-level seasoning

Turmeric: It’s been popular in India for thousands of years, and with good reason — its vibrant golden hue and electric flavor enhance everything from curries to cakes to eggs to smoothies.

Harissa: A spicy North African chile paste that zips up sauces, eggs, marinades, dips, stir-fries, and more.

Finishing salt: Kosher salt is the type most commonly called for in recipes, but finishing dishes with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt (Maldon for purists, Jacobsen’s for modern tastes) is an easy way to feel fancy at home.

Jamie Feldmar is a Los Angeles-based writer and cookbook author. See more at jamiefeldmar.com and follow her @jfeldmar. Photo credits: Kale photo, Lew Robertson/Getty; Olive oil photo, George Clerk/Getty; Dried pasta photo, Brian Hagiwara/Getty; Loaf of bread photo, Diamond Sky Images/Getty; all other product images courtesy vendors

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Spiced Sweet Potato Soup

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup – easy vegetable soup with a flavour of Morocco

This Spiced Sweet Potato Soup brings together my love of home-made vegetable soup with my love of Moroccan food. It is not a Moroccan recipe but uses spices used in North African stews or tagines. One of the reasons that I particularly like Morocan food is the combination of savoury and sweet ingredients (think Lamb Tagine with Apricots) and its gentle use of spice.

This very simple soup has all these elements. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes provides the perfect vehicle for the spices. Cumin, cinnamon and turmeric provide an exotic and warming note. If you want your soup to have a bit more heat, you can add some cayenne to the mix. I generally add half a teaspoon but you can either leave it out altogether or add more (although I wouldn’t go over one teaspoon) to give the soup a bit more heat. If you don’t have any sweet potatoes to hand, you can use butternut squash or pumpkin as alternatives.

Although I make this soup all year around, I particularly like to make it in January and February. Where I live, these are generally cold, rainy months. A bowl of tasty, healthy soup, sweet and savoury flavoured with gently spices is just what I crave. Not only does this soup taste good, it also looks cheerful with its rich orange colour. I eat it during the cold, English winter and dream of  Marrakech.

Other home-made soup recipes

I have lots of easy, vegetable soup recipes. If you like this Spiced Sweet Potato Soup, you might like some of the others. All my soups are vegetarian and all can be made vegan by substituting animal fats, such as butter, for vegetable fats. Some of them are pretty simple such as Fennel Soup or Jerusalem Artichoke Soup and showcase a single vegetable. Others combine vegetables which have complimentary flavours such as Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup, Celeriac and Apple Soup, Mushroom and Chestnut Soup, Pumpkin and Sweetcorn Soup or Leek and Potato Soup. A few have more unusual combinations of flavours such as Beetroot Soup with Coconut or Butternut and Peanut Butter Soup. I also have a few chilled soup recipes, which are fantastic cold in the summer, but can also be served warm such as Asparagus and Pea and Tomato.

Dukkah – an easy and versatile ingredient

I sprinkle a bit of home-made dukkah on the top of this soup. If you would like to make your own version of this versatile nut and spice mix, have a look at my easy dukkah recipe. It think it looks good as decoration on top of my soup but it also adds an extra punch of spicy flavour and fantastic crunchy texture. Dukkah is a traditional North African nutty roasted spice mix which can be used to add flavour and texture to all kinds of dishes. You can buy it ready-made but truly it is far better when you make it at home and it is extremely easy to make. If you are interested in making your own

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Spiced Sweet Potato Soup

Author: Tastebotanical

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 17

Total Time: 32 minutes

Yield: Serves 6 1x

Category: Soup

Cuisine: English

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This quick and easy Spiced Sweet Potato Soup is filled with Moroccan flavours.  Its rich, orange colour and savoury taste will warm you up on a cold winter’s day.

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Ingredients

25 g butter or 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1 large onion

4 sweet potatoes

Salt and pepper

1 teaspoon of ground cumin

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon of ground turmeric

Half a teaspoon of cayenne (optional)

500 ml of vegetable stock

A little yogurt and dukkah to decorate (optional)

Instructions

Peel and roughly chop the onions.

Peel and roughly chop the sweet potatoes.

Heat the butter or oil in a heavy-based pan and add the chopped vegetables.  Season with salt and pepper.

Cook gently over a low heat for around 15 minutes until the vegetables are starting to caramelise.  

Add the cumin, cinnamon, turmeric to the vegetables.  If you want the soup to have a bit of chilli heat, you can also add the cayenne at this point.  Cook for a further two minutes.  

Add the vegetable stock to the pan and bring to simmering point.   Cook gently for 15 minutes.

Blend the soup in a food processor or by using a hand blender. 

The soup will be quite thick.  You can add a little additional water to thin it to your desired consistency. 

When you are ready to serve the soup, reheat it gently and pour into individual bowls.  If you wish, you can decorate each bowl with a swirl of plain yogurt and a sprinkle of dukkah.

Notes

This soup is vegetarian but can easily made vegan by using vegetable oil instead of butter and omitting the yogurt.

If you do not have any sweet potatoes, you can use butternut squash or pumpkin to make this soup.

Keywords: soup, sweet potatoes, spices, Moroccan, vegetarian

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2. Potato Rosti with Ham & Eggs

Planning to start a new Boxing Day brunch tradition this year by teaming eggs and ham with these crispy potato cakes.

I’ll serve my eggs and ham with some shaved radishes from the garden and lashings of home made mayo.

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Ham goes with:

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I hope you have a really lovely and relaxing Christmas.

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I can remember being younger and telling my family I loved them. Looking back, I believe that I did not feel love for them and that was due to a fear of a lack of my family and all they could provide and their familiarity as well as an acute sense of how they would supposedly feel awful and be hurt if I did not express that sentiment.

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I’m very friendly with few friends. However, I also now find that making others happy or less discontent makes me happy. I have found that my name precedes me and my actions pave the way to easier interactions and an easier time overall.

I don’t generally ask for favours, because I prefer to get what I want myself and be responsible for the greatest quality that can be assured. To ask, to me, is ceding power and acknowledging my inability to perform a task. Making the frequency that I ask for favours seldom, I am able to project the idea that I am competent, but am open to aid at times, but not to the point that I am viewed as incompetent or taking advantage of those who would aid me.

I experience more emotions from reading than in daily life. Hence why I read constantly and hundreds of thousands of words are read by me daily. I want to moved to tears. I want to jump for joy. I want to be conflicted and brought to rage and made to feel hurt. I want too feel more than muted emotions and rare bursts of high levels of emotions.

Music is a source of emotions for me as well, which is how I am also able to feel a specific emotion. It frustrates me that I can’t hold onto them and keep them solid to be accessed at all times. When a song is no longer able to move me is when I get annoyed with it and avoid it. It usually comes back.

I have one friend on here who cause me to feel genuine fondness and love and another on my dorm whose a year below me but 4 years older than me who feels like a younger sibling who I count on.

I kinda am disappointed that I am willing to send persons who I have regard for into situations I view as potentially harmful, but…

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A lot of the time I don’t mean what I say, but only because I want to.

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That’s a positive for me though, my ability to scream at someone one week and then go to talking about our fucking dogs and what we like the next.

The same cannot be said for others however. I have realised that my intervention has caused some relationships to go sour for like, ever, and some to never come about.

I generally expect others to be like me though, so I’m not surprised when others try to do the same to me without actually succeeding.

I can greatly dislike a person and everything they stand for and not express a lik of it to them. Though for those who I don’t care to have in my corner, I am more free with my words. Like my fucking roommate who is a passive aggressive shit who mooches off me like nobodies business and makes efforts to appear benevolent in certain respect that are transparent and who is unable to even properly appear as such due to outbursts that make them obvious. They claim to be the most selfless person ever, when people know that they sabotage them self to ensure they get what they need and can still say that they are the “most giving person in the world. No one gives as much as me”. But…they purposefully waste others time by arriving hours later than promised and they also ensure that others *have* to help them. At first I thought “doormat?” and wanted to help… but really, they shoot them self in the foot.

I know I mislead others and shit, but I give them my best if only because that’s what I’d want.

Movin’ ON.

I weigh like 136 lbs. 5'4" and hoping for at least one more, And my fam and almost every one I know says I’m faaaaaat.

18 years old, going 19 in December.

Single. Never dated, never kissed, never had sex.

Am unable to take of myself in daily life and perform the necessary actions that make humans 'presentable’. (That means unless outwardly prompted, I’m more likely to just…not.) Makes me feel like a piece of shit a lot, but its all good 😆

I avoid reading or watching the same thing more than once. If I read it once, I’m unlikely to revisit unless I forget that I read it and then just power through with determination.

What do I watch? Impractical Jokers and Family Feud and Random Movies. On that note, the representation of religion and LGBTQPIA+ topics often is a miss for me, and so I’m the type to just kind of cover my eyes for fear of what I see. Also, my family regularly watches the shit I watch, so I can’t really watch stuff that is of good fibre without being in a rigid state of severe discomfort and mild fear.

What do I read? Fanfic and original fiction. Sci fi is a hard no go, and supernatural is a hit or miss.

Fanfic preferences? Time travel, fix-it, self insert, reincarnation, mpreg, coming out, outing, dysphoria, fake relationships, social media focus, sports RPF, and the *dark tags* on Ao3. A lot of it is because of morbid curiosity and an irresistible urge to see what can go wrong go horribly wrong- or right as the story would have it. My *issues* are always on my mind, so they appear in my preferred reading. Yes, that is a thing. That I do.

What else? How long can I make this?

I have shit eyes and teeth and skin. My fashion sense is to wear what fits and still is functional. I severely dislike shopping.

I like spicy food! I live in the Caribbean! I…go to a religion based school, as I’ve done my whole life! I study science! I have two bros. I speak English, but my country has a dialect that I am very capable in. I won a silver medal for performance arts once.

I have dark brown kinky hair that I perm and that is now just wavy and loosely curly and sentient at this point. My eyes are very dark brown. I’m of Irish and Scottish descent on my mom’s side and just something something Indian and some African on both sides with a great dash of one of the old local groups from my paternal grandma. My voice is kinda low, but of a scratchy register?(is that a thing) with a kinda smooth and yet stuffy undertone. It resonates and has the capacity to drown out everyone else in the room. I generally speak in a cutesy- yes I really mean it- voice when on the phone with my mom. I almost always have an electronic with me. I follow rules to the tee, so I’m rather rigid in that respect.

I wanna be a psychiatrist…but what I want to do is just raise children. I want kids baaaad. Like, if you are pregnant, I’d take your kid and raise it and expect like, nothing from you, except I’m a college kid dependent on my parents…so.

I have so much more to say, but don’t have the drive to write more and make this long ass post any longer.

If you actually read this tell me something about you! I mean, you know so much of my shit already! 😳

Love!

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First-time visitors to Lagos should create a pilgrimage on the New Afrika Shrine, a monument on the city's best known musical ambassador: Afrobeat innovator, activist, along with all around legend Fela Kuti. In the 70s as well as 80s, Kuti taunted Nigeria's army authorities with his very popular music. Stung by a few sharp criticism, within 1977 the army basic sent 1,000 soldiers to raze Kuti's combination and self declared republic, which housed the family of his, recording studio, band members, and a nightclub. Throughout 2000, Kuta's boy, Femi, developed the New Afrika Shrine within the spirit of his father's initial foundation, not far from the existing premises in Ikeja. Today, it is a shrine to Kuti's daily life and also an open air club venue by way of a lively system of music, gatherings, and times that are good. Occur of the training, the snacks, the atmosphere, the beverages from local herbs - as well as really fat blunts.

As a born-and-bred Lagosian, I have consumed a great deal of grain in my time: it is the unofficial national dish of ours. Lately, inflation has routed the cost of grain skyrocketing, but this has not made a dent in need. We consume grain every morning, and also you need to also, in its numerous forms: yellow, basmati, ofada (grain contained terrain pepper stew) not to mention, the West African staple plus ancestor of jambalaya, jollof - grain spiked with tomato, spices, and also Scotch bonnet peppers. My go to area for jollof is Ghana High - an ordinary buka, or maybe hole-in-the-wall block food joint, close to the Ghana High Commission. Buy it with asun (diced goat meats experienced with hot peppers and onions) or maybe chicken wings.

Nigerian food isn't for the weak of heart, and belly. We like it spicy and hot, loaded with the herbs & spices which the country's tons of cultural groups have brought on the kitchen table. Read the testimonials about best restaurant on https://realestateko.com/best-restaurants-lagos/. A popular (and go to casual food) is pepper soup, a spicy broth produced with scented foliage of uziza, diced chunks of goat various meats or maybe chicken, or maybe an entire catfish. Try it anywhere; it is difficult to have wrong. For more spice rich fare, consider White House, Sabo (for their jollof) as well as Olaiya Canteen for amala - toes of ground cassava or maybe yam flour - as well as ewedu - soil vegetables. (At Olaiya, request soup for your amala; this's exactly where the heating will come from.) These places are no frills locations wherein you dine with natives, revealing food that is spicy in areas with poor ventilation. For an official atmosphere, try Yellow Chilli. or terra Kulture (Yellow Chilli's sea food okro soup may just change your life.)

Lagosians, and Nigerians generally speaking, are a religious lot. The nation has nearly identical amounts of Christians and muslims, the latter largely of numerous Protestant denominations. (Pentecostal megachurches are, very well, great right here - as well as guests are welcome!) In Lagos, you will encounter megaphones blaring salvation communications, evangelists urgently pressing flyers to the hands of yours and asking if you have been preserved, and also impromptu sermons at giving bus stops. This fervent din a short while ago inspired the Lagos declare authorities to pass a racket contamination law - which preachers, mosques, and churches duly ignore. (Don't look for accommodation near a home of worship.) Nigeria's greatest church by program is definitely the Redeemed Christian Church of God, a Pentecostal megachurch using a fittingly considerable complicated simply north of Lagos found Ogun status, in which adherents assemble within an included pavilion the dimensions of eighty seven football fields. Lately, the exodus of church participants making Lagos en masse to go to the church's particular Friday crusade (service) triggered a six hour traffic jam.

Probably the most reliable, fresh, and secure method to get around is actually by Uber or by taxi - though the latter are not affordable. Many guests get a pre arranged driver. Other choices are definitely the danfo: the ubiquitous black-and-yellow Volkswagen buses which cover almost the whole community. Usually, they hold 16 22 individuals - or perhaps no matter how lots of the driver would like to carry in. (If you are fortunate, there'll be hold soft cushions, but often they are simply timber foundations with exposed fingernails, and shredding your clothing is a genuine possibility.) There's in addition the area model of the tuk tuk, the keke marwa - the rickshaws called following Colonel Buba Marwa, a former status governor that launched them to Lagos highways. Though you must understand they're most likely the most reviled automobiles on Lagos highways. Other drivers hate them since they drive way too slowly and sometimes strike some other automobiles as they slip between vehicle traffic.