Belleville, Paris, France: I
Belleville, the site of my upcoming study in France, filled with other worlds and other tongues, other ways and other …
Tag Archives: African Cooking
Cabbage and Black-Eyed Peas, Oh My! An Easy New Year’s Dish with a Long History
Yes, I know, you’re overwhelmed with preparations for Christmas. If you’re like me, you’re still trying to come up with …
Idylls of Cuisine, #59
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
A Cook’s Finger, or, A Pearl Beyond Price, Part 2
Continued from January 7, 2010: In the beginning, dealing with Michel’s injured finger didn’t bring out the best in me. …
Flavor Principles Out of Africa: West Africa
Cooking in Africa follows certain patterns: Universals – Onions, tomatoes, peppers Starches – Cassava, cocoyams, sweet potatoes, cornmeal (mealie meal …
Chicken Curry, From Réunion (the Country)
Réunion is a country. About 800 kms. east of Madagascar. Off the coast of Africa. A former fueling/supply station for …
Palm Oil, Chicken In
Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe once wrote that proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten. A recipe for …
Palm Oil, A Mixed Blessing
African palm oil — from Elaeis guineensis and used in traditional African cooking — adds a rich red color and …
West African Origins of Southern Cooking
Nearly all writers on Southern food agree that African slaves influenced the evolution of Southern food. Here’s a video of …
A Pantry in Africa
Maze-like unpaved streets and red-mud brick buildings lend the aura of a rural village to the West African metropolis. Women …
