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Inspiration Saturday

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Thought I’d share some inspiration for the Nigerian food Paul & Carlos are eating in the scene from my WIP Wednesday if you’ve never had Nigerian and/or West African food before I highly encourage you to try it!! Some of my favorite foods right here.

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& last night i was an African food tyrant.

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AFANG - Tripe Stew from West Africa

Without any iota of doubt, soups are a big part of the African cuisine, in fact, it is wise to say that African soups are the main attraction of cuisine in the continent.

African soups can be made with a combination of vegetables and ingredients that are native to the countries where they are most eaten.

Very many African soups are usually eaten with other food staples such as rice, fufu, banku, sadza, garri, pounded yam, and so on.

Below are some of our favorite soups from different African countries.

1. Okra soup

Okra soup is a popular west African dish with okra as its main ingredient. Although this deliciously slimy dish can be cooked with the local palm oil, it is also a good choice for people who are wary of adding oil to their soups.

2. Abenkwan

Abenkwan is a Ghanaian soup made from the nuts of the palm tree. The pulp is extracted from the palm fruits and cooked in combination with spices and preferred meat of choice.

Abenkwan has an earthy flavor thanks to the addition of the palm fruit pulp (which is different from the palm oil). Serve warm with rice balls or Kokonte and you will be satisfied to the moons and back.

3. Muriwo na Nyama

Muriwo na nyama is also known as leafy-beefy or high fields stew. It is native to Zimbabwe, highly nutritious and cn be eaten with sadza.

4. Pepper soup

Pepper soup is a spicy African soup that will make your taste buds tingle with excitement. The soup is gotten from the stock of the meat or fish used. It is also spiced with local ingredients, giving it a tantalizing aroma and taste that will make you hungry even if you just had dinner.

For the best experience, have your pepper soup hot–not scalding hot of course– and thank us later.

5. Agushie/Egusi soup

Agushie (Ghana)/Egusi(Nigeria) is a delicious soup cooked with shelled melon seeds. The method of preparation might differ across the different regions in which this soup is eaten but it ultimately includes the addition of leafy greens, seasoning and palm oil. In Nigeria, its best served with freshly pounded yam.

6. Domoda

Domoda is the Gambia’s national dish, second only to Yassa. It is a yummy soup cooked with unsweetened peanut butter. It might also contain sweet potatoes. Domoda is better enjoyed with rice.

7. Afang

Afang is a delightful and satisfying soup from southern Nigeria. It is similar to the eru soup in Cameroon. They both make use of the afang/okazi leaves. However, the afang leaves are pounded and used in addition to water leaf. Afang soup is rich in deliciousness and best served hot with fufu and lots of meat.

8. Ndole

Ndole is another leafy vegetable soup with its home in Cameroon. It is often considered the national dish of the central African country. It’s a creamy and nutritious soup cooked with pureed peanuts and bitter leaf.

9. Afia efere/Ofe nsala

In the Nigerian local languages of Annang and Igbo, afia efere and ofe nsala respectively mean ‘white soup’ in English. Technically, this mouth-watering spicy soup should be called ‘brown soup’ but where’s the fun in that? It is apparently called ‘white’ for the lack of palm oil use.

10. Ewedu Soup

Ewedu is a Nigerian soup which is popular among the Yorubas. It’s a leafy vegetable soup but unlike other African soups, the greens (jute leaves) are pureed and cooked with nothing more than salt, locust beans and often potash.

It is usually served in addition to peppered stews (as pictured above) or gbegiri (beans soup). Yorubas love to eat this with amala, a starchy swallow made from yam peels and sometimes plantains.

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West African Peanut Stew Recipe

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Exploring West African Cuisine in Tokyo

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Chef Nana Araba Wilmot Bringing Her West African Cuisine to River Twice

Chef Nana Araba Wilmot Bringing Her West African Cuisine to River Twice on @EPassyunkAve

When Chef Nana Araba Wilmot started her newest venture, ‘Love That I Knead Supper Club,’ a West African-focused dinner series that celebrates Black history and food from across the African diaspora, she began to explore her identity on a plate while also helping others to “find their way back,” spanning locations from Philadelphia to New York to Accra, the capital of Ghana. Now, the chef and…

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Jewish food 😂😂 more like stolen land and food

Girl (gn) I hope you've never eaten a bagel in your entire life, you wouldn't want those nasty Jewish cooties we garnish them all with 🥱

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This food was so incredibly delicious! It is all vegan too!

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Lunchmaxxing we got toasted pearl couscous, baby kale (soooooo quick and easy to grow at home if you’ve got a south facing window and a seeding flat. but that’s another story), oyster mushrooms, white onion, tangerine rind, fish sauce, and garlic slices in a white wine cream sauce w/ freshly cracked pepper & some parmesan

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West African countries like Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and Ghana are now sought-after for their largely unexplored cuisine. The international community has started to recognize the region’s vibrant and healthy ingredients and flavours that could rival that of South-East Asia. West African cuisine is spicy, wholesome and ideal for one-pot dishes that perfectly resonates with the current demand in the food industry. This emerging cuisine is believed to be the next big thing this year and could even surpass Indian food as the new takeaway choice of many.

West African cuisine and innovation

With the number of innovation in the open food markets on the rise, more and more international brands are starting to adopt West African techniques, flavours and combining these with their own. Product innovation includes some key ingredients used in most West African dishes like cassava, okra, plantain, moringa, kola nuts, yam, beans, sorghum, peanuts, ginger, scotch bonnet chillies, and fonio.

Even with the increasing number of people converting to different dietary changes and restrictions, West African cuisine does not seem fazed, thanks to their mainly plant-based and gluten-free dishes. Vegans and vegetarians can still enjoy a big serving of a West-African dish minus the guilt.

West African Cuisine becoming more accessible to the international scene

The rise of some renowned kitchen superstars from West Africa helped in the introduction of West African cuisines to the international food community in the UK and other western countries. The Ghanaian born Zoe Adjonyoh, for example, led the change in raising awareness on the diverse cuisines of her home country by starting her business and writing a book with the same name Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen.

Another notable woman, an ambassador for West African cuisine, a cooking instructor, a published author, business mentor and an advocate for women in leadership, Ebere Akadiri, brought West African cuisine into the Netherlands with her ‘Vibrant West African Cuisine” cooking workshops, video course, packaged signature spice blends and a cookbook entitled Vibrant West African Cuisine. Her brand “Ataro” changed the narratives in the Netherlands even before West African Cuisine became a trend in Europe.

The owner of the first ever Nigerian fine dining restaurant with a Michelin star in the UK, Ikovi, used traditional Nigerian ingredients and combined them with the contemporary techniques used in the West and the result was a new and exciting fusion of flavours that appealed to the European market.

There is a growing opportunity in Europe for emerging cuisines like that of West Africa. The ingredients are natural and easy to find, can be elaborately and paired merely with contemporary cooking methods used in the West and there is a growing number of people craving for an innovative, safe and tasty food adventure.

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everybody stop this madness hobie (spidey punk) is not eating fucking beans on toast HE IS EATING FOOD WITH FLAVOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Watch "ASMR FUFU MUKBANG | Eating fufu and soups | African food Eating Sounds" on YouTube

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Tatale / Ghanaian Plantain Pancakes (Vegan)