Download or read book My Cooking West African Cookbook written by Dokpe Lillian Ogunsanya and published by . This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stirring the Pot written by James C. McCann and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa’s art of cooking is a key part of its history. All too often Africa is associated with famine, but in Stirring the Pot, James C. McCann describes how the ingredients, the practices, and the varied tastes of African cuisine comprise a body of historically gendered knowledge practiced and perfected in households across diverse human and ecological landscape. McCann reveals how tastes and culinary practices are integral to the understanding of history and more generally to the new literature on food as social history. Stirring the Pot offers a chronology of African cuisine beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing from Africa’s original edible endowments to its globalization. McCann traces cooks’ use of new crops, spices, and tastes, including New World imports like maize, hot peppers, cassava, potatoes, tomatoes, and peanuts, as well as plantain, sugarcane, spices, Asian rice, and other ingredients from the Indian Ocean world. He analyzes recipes, not as fixed ahistorical documents,but as lively and living records of historical change in women’s knowledge and farmers’ experiments. A final chapter describes in sensuous detail the direct connections of African cooking to New Orleans jambalaya, Cuban rice and beans, and the cooking of African Americans’ “soul food.” Stirring the Pot breaks new ground and makes clear the relationship between food and the culture, history, and national identity of Africans.
Download or read book West African Cuisine Cultural Cookbook written by Tina Azubuike Osuocha and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Fufu written by Grubido and published by Greenleaf Book Group Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to a West African Tradition The Art of Fufu is a fascinating and informative guide to fufu, one of the most delicious and beloved staple foods of West Africans. All fufu dishes consist of two parts--the prepared, cooked fufu (which has a dough-like consistency and is made by mixing a plant base with water) and a unique soup that accompanies it. The cooked fufu can be made from a variety of bases, such as yams, shredded cassava tubers, and cassava flour. After the fufu is cooked, it is rolled into small balls, which are then formed into a spoon shape with the hand. The soup is then scooped with the fufu, and the bite is swallowed whole. Just as there are many different types of fufu, there are many different types of soups. Part of the joy of fufu is discovering which flavors pair best together. This colorful book discusses popular ingredients used to make fufu and the soups that go along with it as well as methods of preparation for fufu. The Art of Fufu is sure to appeal to those interested in learning more about West Africa's food culture and one of its most cherished foods.
Download or read book The Africa News Cookbook written by Africa News Service and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1986 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides African-style recipes for soups, sauces, snacks, appetizers, chicken, meat, seafood, vegetables, salads, desserts and beverages.
Download or read book 12 Healthy West African Recipes Made Simple written by Melody Adeniyi-Taiwo and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-28 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Best African Cookbook Outside of Africa"! The Yoruba proverb "Ijo je o we yon i.Translation: Eating together makes the exercise enjoyable" gives you a glance into how West Africans view the labor of love in the kitchen. The tradition of cooking with spices, organic ingredients, fruits, and herbs, makes west African cuisine vibrant, healthy, and enticing. This e-cookbook will not only give you a glimpse into west African food culture but services as an information guide on how to use the spices in our store.
Download or read book The Peppers Cracklings and Knots of Wool Cookbook written by Diane M. Spivey and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2000-09-07 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen years in the making, this book emerges as a new approach to presenting culinary information. It showcases a myriad of sumptuous, mouth-watering recipes comprising the many commonalities in ingredients and methods of food preparation of people of color from various parts of the globe. This powerful book traces and documents the continent's agricultural and mineral prosperity and the strong role played by ancient explorers, merchants, and travelers from Africa's east and west coasts in making lasting culinary and cultural marks on the United States, the Caribbean, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Southeast Asia. Groundbreaking in its treatment of heritage survival in African and African American cooking, this illuminating book broadens the scope of cuisine as it examines its historical relationship to a host of subjects—including music, advertising, sexual exploitation, and publishing. Provocative in its perspective, The Peppers, Cracklings, and Knots of Wool Cookbook dispels the long-standing misnomer that African cuisine is primitive, unsophisticated or simply non-existent, and serves as a reference in understanding how Africa's contributions continue to mark our cuisine and culture today.
Download or read book The Cooking Gene written by Michael W. Twitty and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 James Beard Foundation Book of the Year | 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award Winner inWriting | Nominee for the 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction | #75 on The Root100 2018 A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. Southern food is integral to the American culinary tradition, yet the question of who "owns" it is one of the most provocative touch points in our ongoing struggles over race. In this unique memoir, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty takes readers to the white-hot center of this fight, tracing the roots of his own family and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food, barbecue, and all Southern cuisine. From the tobacco and rice farms of colonial times to plantation kitchens and backbreaking cotton fields, Twitty tells his family story through the foods that enabled his ancestors’ survival across three centuries. He sifts through stories, recipes, genetic tests, and historical documents, and travels from Civil War battlefields in Virginia to synagogues in Alabama to Black-owned organic farms in Georgia. As he takes us through his ancestral culinary history, Twitty suggests that healing may come from embracing the discomfort of the Southern past. Along the way, he reveals a truth that is more than skin deep—the power that food has to bring the kin of the enslaved and their former slaveholders to the table, where they can discover the real America together. Illustrations by Stephen Crotts
Download or read book Food Culture in Sub Saharan Africa written by Fran Osseo-Asare and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East African, notably, Ethiopian, cuisine is perhaps the most well-known in the States. This volume illuminates West, southern, and Central African cuisine as well to give students and other readers a solid understanding of how the diverse African peoples grow, cook, and eat food and how they celebrate special occasions and ceremonies with special foods. Readers will also learn about African history, religions, and ways of life plus how African and American foodways are related. For example, cooking techniques such as deep frying and ingredients such as peanuts, chili peppers, okra, watermelon, and even cola were introduced to the United States by sub-Sahara Africans who were brought as slaves. Africa is often presented as a monolith, but this volume treats each region in turn with representative groups and foodways presented in manageable fashion, with a truer picture able to emerge. It is noted that the boundaries of many countries are imposed, so that food culture is more fluid in a region. Commonalities are also presented in the basic format of a meal, with a starch with a sauce or stew and vegetables and perhaps some protein, typically cooked over a fire in a pot supported by three stones. Representative recipes, a timeline, glossary, and evocative photos complete the narrative.
Download or read book Simply West African written by Pierre Thiam and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the vibrant cuisines of West Africa any night of the week with 80 easy, accessible recipes “Chef Pierre Thiam offers an entry point into the cooking of a region that has been ignored by the mainstream food culture for way too long.”—Jessica B. Harris, culinary historian and author of High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America This is West African food for every kitchen, a generous, warm welcome to its delicious, irresistible culinary mainstays and rhythms. If you already cook with ingredients like hearty greens, yams, black-eyed peas, and okra, or have enjoyed Southern staples like jambalaya and gumbo, you have tasted the deep culinary influences of this interconnected region that spans Senegal, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, and more. Now, in Simply West African, celebrated chef and West African cooking authority Pierre Thiam unlocks the region’s essential tastes for the everyday home cook. With helpful tips and tricks that teach readers the basics of the cuisine, Pierre shows how seamlessly these flavorful, easy-to-execute dishes can become weeknight staples or the star of your table for weekend gatherings. Introduce family and friends to: · Familiar dishes with a distinctly West African vibe: Chicken Yassa Tacos; Saucy Shrimp and Fonio Grits; Maman’s Crispy Herb-Crusted Chicken; Blackened Salmon with Moyo Sauce · One-pot crowd pleasers: Root Vegetable Mafe; Chicken Stew with Eggplant; Tomato, and Ginger; Braised Beef and Collard Greens · Hearty vegetables and starchy soak-em-ups: Roasted Eggplant in Peanut Sauce; Double Coconut Rice and Peas; Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Mash With this book, you too will fill your kitchen with the comforting, irresistible flavors and beautiful spirit of West Africa.
Download or read book Vibrant West African Cuisine written by Ebere Akadiri and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebere Akadiri's mission is to help the western world experience the vibrant culture and cuisine of her native country as a way to share her knowledge and tell her African stories to help you have a better understanding of the culinary diversity and culture of West Africa. West African food isn't just another meal. It's a celebration of flavor, community, and history. It brings people together, nourishing body and spirit. It has the nutrition of powerful superfoods, married to the indulgence of exotic spices. There's nothing quite like it. You are invited to join Ebere to re-create the Vibrant West African cooking in your kitchen with her simple and mouth-watering recipes. Proceeds from the sale of the Vibrant West African Cuisine cookbook go directly to Beauty in Every Life Foundation for their "Keep Dignity Alive" campaign which aims to prevent human trafficking in West Africa through awareness, education and empowerment. Ebere Akadiri is a passionate champion and ambassador for West African cuisine. As a cook, trainer and business mentor, her enthusiasm for the foods, colours, aromas, flavours and culture of her native Nigeria is infectious. Ebere is a former restaurant owner, and she now packages her signature spice blends while training food professionals on food business marketing strategies. Ebere will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery, un- veiling the rich and authentic tastes of West African Cuisine, and the traditions and festivities found in Nigeria in an inspiring way. She is converting the people of The Netherlands to the tastiness and health benefits of West African foods, one palate at a time. Ebere now invites you to re-create a part of her vibrant cooking in your own kitchen, with these simple recipes.
Download or read book Sweet Home Caf Cookbook written by NMAAHC and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of African American cooking with 109 recipes from the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Sweet Home Café Since the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its Sweet Home Café has become a destination in its own right. Showcasing African American contributions to American cuisine, the café offers favorite dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, adding modern flavors and contemporary twists on classics. Now both readers and home cooks can partake of the café's bounty: drawing upon traditions of family and fellowship strengthened by shared meals, Sweet Home Café Cookbook celebrates African American cooking through recipes served by the café itself and dishes inspired by foods from African American culture. With 109 recipes, the sumptuous Sweet Home Café Cookbook takes readers on a deliciously unique journey. Presented here are the salads, sides, soups, snacks, sauces, main dishes, breads, and sweets that emerged in America as African, Caribbean, and European influences blended together. Featured recipes include Pea Tendril Salad, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hoppin' John, Sénégalaise Peanut Soup, Maryland Crab Cakes, Jamaican Grilled Jerk Chicken, Shrimp & Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, Pan Roasted Rainbow Trout, Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder, Chow Chow, Banana Pudding, Chocolate Chess Pie, and many others. More than a collection of inviting recipes, this book illustrates the pivotal--and often overlooked--role that African Americans have played in creating and re-creating American foodways. Offering a deliciously new perspective on African American food and culinary culture, Sweet Home Café Cookbook is an absolute must-have.
Download or read book South of the Sahara written by Elizabeth A. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come and discover the rich and sultry blend of meats, tropical fruits, vegetables, grains, spices and oils that served as the foundation of West African life for centuries. The history of these lands is as rich as the spicy food. Learn about ancient empires and the origins of modern nations as you choose from a selection of 120 tempting dishes.
Download or read book African Cuisine written by Williams Victoria and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEARN HOW TO COOK MULITIPLE DISHES LIKE A MASTER CHEF What about a 4 hours read that can turn you into a master chef in a short period of time with just a few practice or some simple recipes to copy and paste to give you a irresistible that can make your loved ones mouth water. "African Cuisine: Few Hearty Comforting Dishes that Warm the Soul" is a culinary journey through the diverse and vibrant flavors of Africa. In this captivating cookbook, readers are invited to explore a rich tapestry of traditional dishes that evoke feelings of warmth, comfort, and nostalgia. Authored by a seasoned chef with a deep passion for African gastronomy, this book celebrates the soul-nourishing nature of African cooking, offering a collection of recipes that embody the essence of home-cooked meals shared with loved ones. From the aromatic spices of North Africa to the bold flavors of West African stews, each recipe in this book is a testament to the culinary heritage and cultural richness of the continent. Readers will discover a treasure trove of hearty and satisfying dishes, lovingly crafted with wholesome ingredients and time-honored techniques. Whether it's the savory aroma of a simmering pot of Jollof rice or the comforting embrace of a steaming bowl of South African Bobotie, every recipe in this book is designed to uplift the spirit and delight the senses. More than just a collection of recipes, "African Cuisine" is a celebration of community, tradition, and the universal language of food. With stunning photography and insightful anecdotes sprinkled throughout, this book offers readers a glimpse into the heart and soul of African culinary culture. Whether you're an experienced cook looking to expand your culinary repertoire or a curious novice eager to explore new flavors, this book is sure to inspire and delight. 5 Things that Can be Learned from the Book: Cultural Appreciation: Readers will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the diverse culinary traditions across the African continent, from North Africa's couscous to East Africa's injera. Cooking Techniques: The book provides insights into traditional African cooking techniques such as braising, stewing, and using spice blends to create complex flavors. Ingredient Knowledge: Readers will learn about unique African ingredients like cassava, plantains, and berbere spice, and how they are used to create delicious dishes. Flavor Pairing: Through exploring the recipes, readers will discover the art of balancing flavors and textures to create harmonious and satisfying meals. Culinary Heritage: The book shares stories and anecdotes that illuminate the cultural significance of certain dishes, connecting readers to the rich culinary heritage of Africa and its importance in everyday life.
Download or read book Cooking with Mai written by Maimuna Burnette and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooking with Mai is your go-to cookbook for easy-to-prepare authentic West African food. In this book, Mai shares some of her family's traditional Sierra Leonean dishes which she grew up enjoying, as well as other well-known West African favorites. She not only offers 16 recipes, but also the history of the dishes and any slight variations in preparation depending on country or background. This is a book rich in culture, history, and flavors, that will gratify those seeking an authentic West African dining experience.
Download or read book A West African Cook Book written by Ellen Gibson Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fonio Cookbook written by Pierre Thiam and published by Lake Isle Press. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this landmark cookbook, chef Pierre Thiam, a native of Senegal, celebrates fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" of his childhood that he believes could change the world. Grown for centuries in Africa, fonio is not only nutritious and gluten-free, but also as easy to cook as rice and quinoa. The Fonio Cookbook is full of simple recipes for the home cook, with both traditional West African dishes such as Fonio Fritters with Sweet Potato and modern creations like Tamarind Roasted Chicken with Fonio and Fonio Seafood Paella. There are also numerous fonio dishes for breakfast and satisfying your sweet tooth, including Fonio and Plantain Pancakes and Fonio Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Coulis. Among the recipes, you'll find a rich cultural history of fonio that Thiam recounts in fascinating detail. The Fonio Cookbook also takes the reader on a journey to Senegal's fonio-growing region, with evocative photos and stories from harvest season detailing the grain's ease of growth and highlighting the people who transform fonio from crop to edible grain. Come along and discover this nutrient-rich ancient grain that's gaining incredible momentum in the western world and how it can replace any grain in your favorite dishes.
