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Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
A garnish is an item or substance used as a decoration or embellishment accompanying a prepared food dish or drink. [1] In many cases, it may give added or contrasting flavor . Some garnishes are selected mainly to augment the visual impact of the plate, while others are selected specifically for the flavor they may impart. [ 2 ]
A cooked starchy vegetable food made from dried grated cassava (manioc) flour, commonly known as garri. Echicha: Nigeria: Cassava, pigeon pea, and palm oil. Edikang ikong: Nigeria: A vegetable soup that has its origin from the Efik people in the southeast of Nigeria. Efo riro: Nigeria: A Yoruba stew mainly consisting of spinach and locust beans ...
According to writer and food scholar Dr. Scott Alves Barton, “Yams are considered to be the most common African staple aboard Middle Passage ships; some estimates say 100,000 yams fed 500 ...
Popcorn – an ancient food used by people of the Inca civilization. [112] The food is still commonly used in both regions. [112] Philippine adobo – a dish and cooking process originating during the pre-colonial Philippines. [113] Tapuy – rice wine originating from the pre-colonial Philippines. [113]
Other savoury foods, such as meat kebabs, boiled corn cob, boflot/bofrot (puff-puff), and roasted plantain are sold mainly by street food vendors. Ice kenkey is a popular chilled dessert sold by street vendors in open-air markets. [31] Kosua ne meko (eggs with pepper) is a street food sold mostly by street vendors. [32]
The soup comes from the Margi people who live in riverine areas. It is prepared with fresh fish of any kind and African soreal (yakuwa in Hausa or omblanji in Margi). Edikang-ikong is a vegetable soup made from ugu (pumpkin) leaves and waterleaf which originated from the Annang, Ibibio and Efik people. Gbegiri is a bean-based stew from ...
A Book of Mediterranean Food. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-49153-X. Levy, F. (2003). Feast from the Mideast. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-009361-7. Trépanier, Nicolas (30 November 2014). Foodways and Daily Life in Medieval Anatolia: A New Social History. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-75929-9