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AFRICAN FOOD ATLAS

A practical atlas for African home cooking.

Search stored AfroKitchen recipes by dish, country, ingredient, course, diet, or time, then plan the week from food people can actually cook.

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410
Country hubs
55
Collections
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Recipes are structured from AfroKitchen’s stored recipe atlas; family submissions are reviewed before publication.

Atlas first

Start with a country, course, ingredient, or craving, then follow connected recipes and collections.

Cook-ready pages

Recipe pages carry ingredients, serving adjustment, timers, notes, and pairing paths where data allows.

Tonight’s table From country hubs to weekly plans
Nigerian recipes Quick & Easy Vegetarian Africa
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Build a Weekly Recipe Plan

Choose time, servings, diet, country, and occasion. AfroKitchen will pick stored recipes and prepare one shopping list.

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Choose a short reset or a full week.

Keep weeknight cooking realistic.

Scales the grouped shopping list.

Optional recipe tag filter.

Stay local or explore the atlas.

Match the week’s mood.

Use the filters, then generate a plan from existing AfroKitchen recipes.

Sources & verification

Cook from a reviewed atlas, then adjust for your kitchen.

Reference source: stored AfroKitchen recipe entries with country, ingredient, timing, serving, and collection metadata. Family submissions go through editorial review before publication.

First bites

Popular dishes to open first

A quick tasting board from the wider AfroKitchen atlas. 410 recipes, 55 country hubs, and 11 new chef-built collections are now wired into the archive.

Couscous Royal Amiwo Kuli-Kuli Seswaa Riz Gras Koki Beans Ndolé Cachupa Rica Gozo Daraba Moambe Chicken Koshari
Showstopper board

Cook, post, compare notes

A social cooking lane for the dishes people photograph first, argue about kindly, and send to friends when the table goes quiet.

#1

Jollof Rice

The party-rice debate plate.

Nigeria #2

Thieboudienne

The national-table centerpiece.

Senegal #3

Attiéké with Grilled Fish

The cassava-and-grill flex.

Ivory Coast #4

Kedjenou

The sealed-pot magic trick.

Ivory Coast #5

Kelewele

The snack that disappears first.

Ghana #6

Banku and Tilapia

The grill-and-shito power plate.

Ghana
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Regional atlas

Countries now open by food lane

Regional cuisine is visible inside country hubs, so Nigeria, Ethiopia, Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and South Africa no longer feel like flat recipe lists.

6 regional lanes

Nigeria

Northern Nigerian table, South-West and Yoruba table, National party and street table
3 regional lanes

Cameroon

Celebration and steamed table, Leafy stew table, Cameroon national table
3 regional lanes

Ethiopia

Injera and wot table, Celebration meat table, Fasting and vegetable table
3 regional lanes

Ghana

Soups, stews, and swallow table, Rice, beans, and street table, Ghana national table
Menu builder

Start with a table, not one lonely recipe

These menu boards connect mains, sides, soups, snacks, and serving logic so AfroKitchen can help people cook a real spread.

4 dishes

Ethiopian Fasting Platter

Injera with legumes and greens for a colorful meat-free spread.

InjeraMisir WatShiro Wat
BROWSE RECIPES

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The first cards are easy entry points. Search or filter when you want something specific.

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55 COUNTRY HUBS

Browse by country

Pick a country to see its dishes, staples, cooking notes, and nearby collections.

DZ AlgeriaNorth Africa 8Dishes AO AngolaCentral Africa 6Dishes BJ BeninWest Africa 6Dishes BW BotswanaSouthern Africa 6Dishes BF Burkina FasoWest Africa 6Dishes BI BurundiEast Africa 8Dishes CM CameroonCentral Africa 7Dishes CV Cape VerdeWest Africa 6Dishes CF Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8Dishes TD ChadCentral Africa 8Dishes KM ComorosEast Africa 8Dishes CD Democratic Republic of CongoCentral Africa 6Dishes DJ DjiboutiEast Africa 7Dishes EG EgyptNorth Africa 9Dishes GQ Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa 8Dishes ER EritreaEast Africa 7Dishes SZ EswatiniSouthern Africa 8Dishes ET EthiopiaEast Africa 10Dishes GA GabonCentral Africa 6Dishes GM GambiaWest Africa 6Dishes GH GhanaWest Africa 11Dishes GN GuineaWest Africa 7Dishes GW Guinea-BissauWest Africa 7Dishes CI Ivory CoastWest Africa 6Dishes KE KenyaEast Africa 5Dishes LS LesothoSouthern Africa 4Dishes LR LiberiaWest Africa 6Dishes LY LibyaNorth Africa 8Dishes MG MadagascarEast Africa 8Dishes MW MalawiEast Africa 8Dishes ML MaliWest Africa 5Dishes MR MauritaniaWest Africa 4Dishes MU MauritiusEast Africa 8Dishes MA MoroccoNorth Africa 14Dishes MZ MozambiqueEast Africa 8Dishes NA NamibiaSouthern Africa 6Dishes NE NigerWest Africa 5Dishes NG NigeriaWest Africa 26Dishes CG Republic of CongoCentral Africa 5Dishes RW RwandaEast Africa 8Dishes ST São Tomé and PríncipeWest Africa 7Dishes SN SenegalWest Africa 9Dishes SC SeychellesEast Africa 8Dishes SL Sierra LeoneWest Africa 8Dishes SO SomaliaEast Africa 4Dishes ZA South AfricaSouthern Africa 10Dishes SS South SudanEast Africa 8Dishes SD SudanNorth Africa 7Dishes TZ TanzaniaEast Africa 8Dishes TG TogoWest Africa 5Dishes TN TunisiaNorth Africa 8Dishes UG UgandaEast Africa 4Dishes EH Western SaharaNorth Africa 5Dishes ZM ZambiaEast Africa 8Dishes ZW ZimbabweSouthern Africa 8Dishes
CURATED COLLECTIONS

Follow a craving

Collections group dishes by occasion, pace, and style so it is easier to choose.

Featured collection

Party Favorites

Festive dishes that bring people together. These crowd-pleasers are served at celebrations across Africa.

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Featured collection

Quick & Easy

Delicious African dishes ready in 30 minutes or less. Perfect for busy weeknight dinners.

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Featured collection

Vegetarian Africa

Plant-based dishes from across the continent. African cuisine has a rich tradition of meatless cooking.

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Collection

One-Pot Wonders

Hearty single-pot dishes that are easy to make and full of flavor. Less cleanup, more taste.

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Collection

Street Food

Popular street snacks and quick bites found at markets and roadside stalls across Africa.

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Collection

Sunday Specials

Elaborate weekend dishes worth the extra effort. These are the recipes that make Sunday lunch special.

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Chef-built collection

Nigerian Regional Table

A north, west, east, south, and party-food route through Nigerian cooking.

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Chef-built collection

Northern Nigerian Comforts

Tuwo, miyan soups, masa, dan wake, suya, and grain-led dishes from northern Nigeria.

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Chef-built collection

Swallow and Soup Table

Soups, stews, and sides that make sense with fufu, amala, ugali, sadza, nsima, pap, and other staples.

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Chef-built collection

Ethiopian Fasting Table

Vegetable, lentil, split-pea, chickpea, and injera-friendly Ethiopian dishes.

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Chef-built collection

Moroccan Salads, Soups, and Breads

Harira, bessara, msemen, zaalouk, taktouka, and the lighter parts of a Moroccan spread.

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Chef-built collection

Senegalese Rice and Yassa Table

Ceebu, yassa, mafe, dibi, fataya, and the flavors that make Senegalese meals unmistakable.

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Chef-built collection

West African Street Food

Plantains, grills, bean fritters, pastries, snacks, and roadside foods from West Africa.

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Chef-built collection

One-Pot Family Meals

Rice, stews, tagines, and slow pots that can feed a table without making the cook chase five pans.

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Chef-built collection

Vegetarian African Classics

Plant-forward dishes with legumes, grains, greens, vegetables, breads, and sauces.

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Chef-built collection

Breakfast and Tea Table

Morning foods, breads, porridge, bean cakes, tea-table sweets, and quick bites.

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Chef-built collection

Across Africa Showstoppers

Twenty big-table, street-famous, festival, and debate-starting African dishes built for sharing, photographing, and sending someone the recipe link.

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Preserve food heritage

Share a dish people always ask for.

Send the recipe, the country, the story, and the little details that make it taste like home.

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HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT

Helpful notes before you cook

A quick guide to browsing, scaling, pricing, and sharing recipes in AfroKitchen.

How many African recipes does AfroKitchen have?
AfroKitchen has 410 recipes across 55 African country hubs, spanning West African, East African, North African, Southern African, and Central African cuisines.
Can I adjust serving sizes?
Yes. Every recipe supports dynamic serving size adjustment. Change the number of servings and all ingredient quantities update automatically.
Does AfroKitchen show ingredient costs?
Yes. Ingredient costs are shown in local African currencies including NGN, KES, GHS, and ZAR, so you can estimate how much a dish will cost to make.
Is AfroKitchen free to use?
Completely free. Browse recipes, use cooking timers, adjust servings, and use the kitchen advisor when the service is available.
Can I submit my own recipe?
Yes. Use the submit page to share your family's dish for editorial review. Submissions are not published instantly.
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