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Sweet Easy North African Baklava Recipe
North Africa Baklava Recipe
Homemade North African Baklava is filled with walnuts, honey and orange blossom water layered with light phyllo pastry.



For this North African baklava recipe please make sure the phyllo pastry is thawed before you begin the recipe.


Sweet Easy North African Baklava Recipe
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture 3-30-2009 By Chic African Culture
African food recipe




Culture and food of North Africa would not be complete without including Baklava. North African Baklava is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers light airy filo dough filled with chopped nuts, sweetened, with honey.

Sweet Easy North African Baklava RecipeServes 10
African food
Total time from start to finish 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients
One 16 ounce package phyllo dough
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup melted butter

Baklava Syrup 
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
½ cup orange blossom honey
¼ teaspoon orange bloss…

From Africa to America, the world is one big flavorful kitchen

African, and American kitchens If you look below the surface you will discover people of all races, ethnic origins and religious backgrounds have more in common than what is seen at first glance.

From Africa to America, the world is one big flavorful kitchen.
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
3-30-2009


Both fufu and mashed potatoes have very similar qualities
Starchy foods are the body human main source of carbohydrates and play an important role in our diet. 

Starchy foods have fiber, calcium, iron and B vitamins. The world over the emphasis is on starch and one main starchy side dish in Africa is fufu.
What is fufu you may ask? 

Well, fufu is to West Africa as mashed potatoes are to North America. 


1. Prepared in similar ways 2. Filling 3. Versatile 4. Easy to make 5. Kitchen staple

Fufu is made from either boiled green plantains, rice, corn meal, corn, yams or sweet or white potatoes. 

Fufu is made by mas…

Curried Tanzanian Coconut Okra Recipe
Tanzanian curried coconut okra recipe is a simple African food recipe to make for a vegetarian weeknight dinner. Tanzanian curried coconut okra recipe is the favorite of Tanzania.

Curried Tanzanian Coconut Okra Recipe
Ingredients 2 pounds fresh okra 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons good-quality curry powder 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 onion, chopped finely 2 tablespoons of butter 1/2 teaspoon paprika 2 cups of coconut milk

Directions In a large saucepan brown over medium, heat the butter, curry, onions, garlic, and paprika. Cut the tips off the okra pods. Add okra and remaining ingredients to the saucepan cover tightly, and simmer 15 minutes. Serve over white rice. 


How to choose good okra

Hibiscus esculentus or okra is of African origin originating from Ethiopia. Okra grows wild along the White Nile and the upper Nile country as well as in Ethiopia. Begin with good-quality fresh okra suitable for canning. The way to choose good okra is by inspectin…

Senegalese Fiery Curry Powder Recipe

Make your own African Indian curry spice There are more exciting spices in your food life than just salt and pepper. Make your own spices to sell or use at home.

South African Indian Fiery Curry Powder Recipe
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
3-28-2009


Curry comes from the Tamil word kari, or spiced sauce, which was originally a thin, soup-like, spiced dressing served in South Africa where many Indians live and work.
By Chic African Culture
African food recipe

The discovery of curry was dated between 2500BC and 2200BC, making this the earliest recorded use of either spice to be identified in India.


Curry may be the oldest continuously prepared cuisine known in human historyYields 4 ounce jar
African spice
Total time from start to finish 10 minutes


South African Indian Fiery Curry Powder Recipe
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 1 tablespoon red pepper flake 1 teaspoon ga…

African Facts

African Middle Class Growth In the Past 40 Years


Africa’s middle class population and Kantanka African car manufacturer entrepreneur.
Many attributes set apart Africa’s middle class from the poor. One factor is the vast majority of Africa’s middle class is not likely to develop its income from agricultural activities such as the case with Ghana's first family of car manufacturers, Kantanka.

North African countries have a much higher concentration of the African middle class with Tunisia having the highest at 89 percent, Morocco 84 percent and Egypt 79 percent.

Numerous economic news outlets report sub-Saharan African countries are expected to prosper in the next 40 years reflecting an improving quality of life. High growth rates viewed in context as the United Nations defines middle class as someone living on $10-$100 a day however, and the African Development Bank Group defines middle class as someone living on $2-$20 a day.

Summary of Middle Class in Africa, new fig…

What is corn, maize and the future of farming in Africa


What is Corn, Maize and the best South African Soup.
Sweet corn is delicious on its own, but classic South African corn is also a delicious way to serve sweet corn. Corn soup is inexpensive to make but very filling, add a piece of sourdough bread or cornbread and you will have an inexpensive wonderful dinner in no time.
30-minute Mealie African Corn Soup Ingredients and Directions.
African Recipes by African Gourmet.
In this South African vegetarian corn soup recipe, sweet corn is balanced with the spicy flavor of red pepper.

 Prep time: 15 Cook time: 15 min Total time: 30 min


Ingredients One 15 ounce can whole kernel corn One 15 ounce can cream corn 1 can evaporated milk 3 cups chicken stock One 14 ounce can tomatoes 1 cup chopped onions 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 teaspoon red pepper flake (optional) 1 teaspoon black pepper


Directions In a large pot on medium heat, add oil then sauté onions one minute. Drain the can of whole kernel c…

Tatale Fried Plantain Fritters Recipe Love and African Food
Tatale fried plantains are golden crispy fried deliciousness and is a favorite street food of Ghana Africa. Plantain is a staple food throughout Africa that is eaten when green or unripe, yellow or ripe and yellowish brown or over ripe. Ghanian Tatale are made from overripe plantains. Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture 3-24-2009 When mashed and fried into crisp savory fritters called Tatale, it is tasty proof that there are so many ways to cook plantains. By Chic African Culture
African food recipe

Plantains are popular and plentiful in Ghana as they are one of the top producer in West Africa. All you need is seven ingredients, oil for frying and 5 minutes to make the ultimate crispy Tatale fried plantains.


Tatale Fried Plantain RecipeServes 4
African food
Total time from start to finish 30 minutes


Fried Plantain Recipe
Ingredients:    2ripe yellow plantains 1largeegg 1/2cupflour    1 teaspoononion powder 1…

Listing of the countries of Africa

Countries in Africa are unlike any other. Africa rests on both sides of the equator the range of climate and soil conditions on the continent Africa has created a diverse continent which any map of Africa cannot sufficiently document.


Listing of 54 countries and 5 regions in Africa
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
3-23-2009


There are ❺ regions in Africa; North Africa, South Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa.
Africa’s geography is as diverse as its food. From the Sahara and Kalahari deserts, tropical regions, subarctic snow-capped volcanic Mount Kilimanjaro, to savannas, plains, and rain-forests. 


The range of climate and soil conditions in Africa has created a diversity of vegetables, fruits, wild and domesticated animals. Africa rests on both sides of the equator and is the only continent to extend from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. 
The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to th…

Head Shaving Ceremony

Maasai People Time Honored Traditions

Learn about African Maasai Emanyatta Head Shaving Ceremony.

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All About the Maasai Emanyatta Head Shaving Ceremony

Head Shaving Ceremony in Africa Like many other Maasai cultural customs, the traditional ending ceremony of the emanyatta warrior's camp head shaving is disappearing because of the controversy of circumcision, which is very painful yet deeply rooted in Maasai culture. All About the Maasai Emanyatta Head Shaving Ceremony
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
3-22-2009


Maasai Emanyatta Ceremony African Tradition and Ritual


Maasai Head Shaving Ceremony
After circumcision, the next step is to form the Emanyatta or warrior's camp. Emanyatta contains twenty to forty houses randomly selected by warriors. Warriors will choose certain mothers to relocate at the emanyatta for the duration of its existence. Each Maasai section has its own age-set. The two most com…