Plant-forward dishes with legumes, grains, greens, vegetables, breads, and sauces.
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Crunchy groundnut crackers made by extracting the oil from peanut paste, then shaping and deep-frying the remaining cake. A b...
Black-eyed peas blended into a smooth paste with palm oil and spices, then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed into a savour...
A Chadian peanut-okra stew with greens, tomato, sweet potato, and a creamy sauce made for boule or rice.
Egypt's iconic street food — layers of rice, lentils, macaroni, and chickpeas topped with a spiced tomato sauce, garlicky vin...
A colorful bean, corn, okra, and tomato stew cooked with palm oil and chile in an Equatoguinean home-style frame.
Tender Swazi pumpkin leaves simmered with tomato, onion, and crushed groundnuts until earthy, nutty, and soft.
Kenyan firm maize ugali served with sukuma wiki, collard greens quickly cooked with onion, tomato, garlic, and oil.
Lesotho's everyday plate of firm maize papa served with moroho, leafy greens cooked with onion, tomato, oil, and salt.
Nigerien dambou, steamed millet or couscous grains mixed with moringa leaves, onion, chile, oil, and crushed peanuts.
Sudanese ful medames, slow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, garlic, onion, chile, and sesame oil.
Biskra-style chickpea and fava bean stew dressed with garlic, cumin, harissa, lemon, olive oil, and cilantro.
Diamond-shaped semolina pastries filled with fragrant date paste and deep-fried until golden, then dipped in warm honey syrup...
A smooth Angolan cassava swallow made by stirring cassava flour into hot water until thick, stretchy, and ready for stew.
Beninese soft white cheese grilled until golden and served with a spicy piment sauce. A unique West African cheese snack with...
Traditional wild spinach greens cooked with tomatoes, onions, and peanut powder — a nutritious everyday dish that connects Ba...
A nourishing porridge of millet flour and leafy greens simmered with dawadawa for umami depth. A staple of everyday Burkinabé...
Burkinabe rice and beans plate, simple, nourishing, and usually finished with tomato-onion sauce or chili oil.
Burkinabe steamed bean cakes made from cowpea paste, peanut, leafy greens, and maize couscous.
Burundi's cassava flour porridge — smooth, stretchy, and the daily staple that anchors every meal.
Comorian coconut flatbread made with yeast, coconut milk, and sesame, cooked on a hot pan until soft and golden.
Comorian coconut rice pilaf infused with cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon — fragrant and creamy.
Ground pumpkin seeds steamed in banana leaves with tomatoes, onions, and spices, creating a rich and fragrant vegetarian parc...
Slow-cooked fava beans mashed with garlic, lemon, and cumin, drizzled with olive oil and served with warm pita. Egypt's belov...
Egyptian vegetables stuffed with herbed tomato rice and simmered in a light tomato broth.
Egyptian fava bean falafel made with soaked split fava beans, fresh herbs, garlic, spices, and a sesame crust before frying.
Warm mashed fava beans finished with olive oil, lemon, cumin, chile, tomato, and berbere for an Eritrean breakfast bowl.
Silky Eritrean chickpea-flour shiro simmered with onion, garlic, berbere, tomato, and oil until spoonable over injera.
Ethiopian cabbage, potato, and carrot stew seasoned with turmeric, onion, garlic, and ginger.
Ethiopian collard greens sauteed with onion, garlic, ginger, chile, and spiced oil until tender and fragrant.
A tangy Ethiopian teff flatbread fermented for two to three days, finished with absit, and cooked on one side until full of e...
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