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It is traditionally cooked in a round, cast iron, three-legged pot, the potjie, brought from the Netherlands to South Africa in the 17th century and found in the homes and villages of people throughout southern Africa. [26] Pumpkin soup: Northern Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria: Thick soup made from a purée of pumpkin. Qatayef: Egypt
This is a list of African cuisines.A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, [1] often associated with a specific culture.The various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products.
In Central Africa, a variety of crops are grown, including yams, cassava, bananas and plantains, sweet potatoes, and cocoyams. These crops have become staples in the diet of many people in Central Africa. [16] Fufu-like starchy foods are usually made from fermented cassava roots, but they can also be made with plantain, corn maize and yam.
South Africa was a colony of the British Empire and has strong influences from United Kingdom. As British people settled in South Africa they brought their cuisine, which influenced South African cuisine. Sunday roast is as popular in South Africa as Australia, Canada and New Zealand where there are influences from
Pap, / ˈ p ʌ p /, also known as mieliepap (Afrikaans for maize porridge) in South Africa, is a traditional porridge/polenta and a staple food of the African peoples of Southern Africa (the Afrikaans word pap is taken from Dutch and means merely "porridge") made from maize-meal (coarsely ground maize).
One of the more popular way to cook offal in South Africa is to cook it with small potatoes in a curry sauce served on rice. Alternatively, it can be served with samp or maize rice. In Zimbabwe, as in most of sub-Saharan Africa, little of a slaughtered animal goes to waste. Offal is a common relish enjoyed by people of all cultures.
During the early modern period, European explorers and slave traders influenced regional cuisines in West Africa, but only to a limited extent.However, it was European merchant and slave ships which brought chili peppers, maize and tomatoes from the New World, which have become ubiquitous components of West African cuisines, along with peanuts, cassava, and plantains.
Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic, and the staple diet of the people there includes cassava, rice, squash, pumpkins and plantains (served with a sauce) and grilled meat. Okra or gombo is a popular vegetable. Peanuts and peanut butter are widely used. Game is popular, as are the fish-based dishes such as maboké. [8]