The African Gourmet: African Cuisine, Folktales and Cultural Stories

How to call Africa from the USA Pick up your phone and call a friend in Africa, learn ow to Dial International Long-Distance Calls to Africa from the United States. Everyone in the United States of America knows when you want to dial a long distance phone number from Florida to New York you must dial a 1 then the area code then the seven digit phone number, this is called the North American Numbering Plan. AT and T developed the North American Numbering Plan in 1947 to simplify and facilitate direct dialing of long distance calls. Implementation of the plan began in 1951. The North American Numbering Plan is an integrated telephone numbering plan serving 20 North American countries that share its resources . These countries include the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts and...

Make Real Tea With Natural Tea Ingredients Make Real Tea With Natural Tea Ingredients Need a hot tea recipe? Learn how to brew flavorful, natural teas with whole herbs and fruits — no mystery tea bags required.  What’s in your store-bought tea bags? Most commercial tea bags contain finely ground tea dust or fannings rather than whole herbs, fruits, or flowers. Bags are often made of paper or food-grade plastic. For a richer, healthier cup, brew tea from fresh, whole ingredients. Tamarind Ginger Tea Tamarind fruit is loved across Africa and the Caribbean for its tangy pulp — perfect for a warming, soothing tea. For a flavorful homemade blend, try our Tamarind Ginger Tea recipe . African Bush Tea Made with indigenous African herbs, African Bush Tea has been used for generations as a healing drink and daily tonic. Papaya Seed Tea Papaya seeds have a peppery taste and are used to brew Papaya Seed Te...

The classic way of frying a chicken is the best way to fry squabs.  Although by this method a lot of grease is needed in which to fry the birds, they are not at all greasy when cooked if the grease is kept hot. Fried buttermilk squab recipe to explore delicious squab regional cuisine of Africa and make authentic squab recipe at home. But first... What is a squab? Squabs are young pigeons and are usually expensive as they are considered a delicacy to eat. The birds are very small, the meat is delicate, as their bones are tiny. After the egg has been incubated for seventeen days, the squab lies in the nest for four weeks and in that, time puts on fat, which for lack of exercise is exceptionally tender. The squab, until it is four weeks old, stays in the nest, and is fed with seeds and beans, and kept as fat as possible. The vegetable protein in the seeds is changed to animal protein in the squabs. They are ready for market when four weeks old. In Egypt squab meat is conside...

African geography, language, and history and see how well do you know Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro , Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only two mountains on the continent that has glaciers the other is Mount Kenya. The official language of Angola is Portuguese. Portuguese is spoken in a number of African countries and is the official language in six African states: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea. Many Africans speak Portuguese as a second language. Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The crater, together with the Olmoti and Empakaai craters are part of the eastern Rift Valley, whose volcanism dates back to the late Mesozoic to the early Tertiary periods and is famous for its geology. The property also includes Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge, which contain an important paleontological record related to human evol...

Credonia Mwerinde: The Ugandan Cult Leader Behind History's Worst Religious Mass Murder Credonia Mwerinde: The Ugandan Cult Leader Behind History's Worst Religious Mass Murder In March 2000, a horrific event unfolded in Uganda that would become the deadliest religious cult massacre in recorded history. At the center of this tragedy was Credonia Mwerinde, a woman whose leadership of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments resulted in the deaths of over 900 followers. The 2000 Kanungu massacre remains the deadliest religious cult incident in history Key Facts: The Kanungu Massacre Date: March 17, 2000 Location: Kanungu, Uganda Death Toll: 924 confirmed victims Cult N...