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This title features 70 authentic dishes from all over Africa adapted for the Western kitchen - all shown step by step in 300 simple-to-follow photographs. It offers the best of Africa's unique cuisine, with traditional dishes, from Morocco to Mozambique, and from Tunisia's desert north to the green veldt of South Africa. It contains a wealth of information on typical ingredients, as well as helpful hints and tips that give an insight into the culinary background, making the book a superb source of ideas for beginners and experienced cooks alike. Enticing fish, poultry and meat dishes include Fish and Okra Soup, Duck with Sherry and Pumpkin, Tanzanian Fish Curry, and Spiced Fried Lamb. All the recipes have all been carefully adapted for modern kitchens, and are shown step by step in over 300 sizzling photographs. No other continent but Africa can boast such a rich and varied range of cooking styles, reflecting diverse cultural influences and an exotic blend of aromatic ingredients. The authentic tastes of this great land are brought together in an exciting collection of traditional African recipes. The chapters range from delicious hot and spicy appetizers to refreshing fruit desserts, and include tasty soups and snacks, salads, hearty traditional stews, and rich poultry and fish dishes. There are also recipes using the wide range of vegetables, beans and fruit that are available across Africa. This is an exciting, inspiring and practical cookbook, with recipes that are as easy to cook as they are authentic.

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This is the undiscovered and vibrant cuisine of an extraordinary continent. It is a journey through the culinary history, traditions and ingredients of Africa in 80 mouthwatering recipes and over 370 step-by-step photographs. It includes recipes from Egypt, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, containing hidden classics and new treasures. An authoritative introduction covers the geography, history and traditions of the continent and its cuisine, with advice on using common and unusual ingredients. This is enticing dishes for every occasion, such as Yam Balls, Chicken Kdra, Cameroonian Suya, Nigerian Lobster Piri Piri, Tanzanian Fish Curry, and Ghanian Prawn and Plantain Salad. Complete with over 370 photographs, including stage-by-stage sequences and shots of every finished dish, as well as full nutritional information throughout. This book brings together an enticing collection of recipes from the vast treasure of African cuisine. This massive continent embraces many countries with diverse cultures and climates, which has created an enormous variety of cooking and eating habits - a selection of which are brought together in this volume. The book begins with an introduction on the history, geography and traditions of the continent, and also gives advice on ingredients, equipment and techniques. The 80 recipes that follow give a vibrant insight into the countries from which they come, with delicious, sustaining meals from spicy appetizers and nutritious mains to unusual sides and exotic desserts.

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