Africa Cuisines
African cuisine is a reflection of indigenous tradition, which is also influenced by Arabian, European and Asian cuisine. Beside, due to Africa is the second bigger land of the world, it houses hundreds of ethnic tribes and social groups. So, this diverseness is shown in their cuisine using different and wild style of preparation with basic ingredients and techniques. Cuisines of North AfricaNorth Africa is a region with a big diversity and where many people among traders, travellers, invaders, migrants and immigrants have influenced their cuisine.They are influenced by the Phoenicians with their sausages; by the Carthaginians with wheat and semolina; by the Berbers with couscous; by the Romans with olives and olive oil; by the Arabs with saffron, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and cloves; by the Turks with sweet pastries and bakery products; and by the New World with potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and chillies. Most of these people have the same dishes using an urn, very similar to an oven, varying only in their way of preparation, ingredients and style.
 North African Recipes
Cuisines of East AfricaEastern Africa cuisine uses very varied items such as Cattle, sheep and goats that are not consumed as food, even more in some parts of east Africa, people does not eat the meat of the cattle, but the milk and blood.Among their most used ingredients are corn, steamed, green bananas called matoke, saffron, cloves, cinnamon, pomegranate juice, curries, lentil soups, chapattis, variety of pickles. In addition, the Portuguese had introduced techniques of roasting and marinating, some fruits as orange, lemon and lime, and some more exotic as chillies, peppers, tomatoes, pineapple, and the domestic pig.
East African Recipes
Cuisines of Central AfricaCentral Africa has different kind of dishes, all of them, based on plantains and fermented cassava roots. Among their ingredients they have meat that is hunted in the forests, spinach, tomato, peppers, chillies, onions, peanut, okra, ginger, rice, sugar, and also sometimes crocodile, monkey, antelope and warthog.
Central African Recipes
Cuisines of West AfricaMost of the West African meals are heavy and commonly use of fat. The traditional dish is called Fufu, a starchy mass similar to mashed potatoes which is served with soups and stews.Their mainly ingredients are yams, cocoyams and cassava; cereal grains; plantains; hot spices including peppers and chillies; some spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and mint; also rice, peanuts, black-eyed beans, brown beans, root vegetables, sweet potatoes, citrus fruits, and pineapples.
West African Recipes
Cuisines of Southern AfricaSouth African cuisine has been influenced by many countries, including the indigenous Black people, Indians, Malays, Chinese and Europeans.Between their basic ingredients, they have seafood such as crayfish, prawns, tuna, mussels, oysters, calamari, mackerel, and lobsters; meat products such as lamb, venison, ostrich, impala and poultry; grains; fresh fruits such as apples, grapes, mangoes, bananas and papayas, avocado, oranges, peaches and apricots; and vegetables.
Southern African Recipes
African Recipes
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