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STAFF REPORT
After being brought to the new world, slaves sought solace
by remembering home. They were aided in this by cooking their
traditional foods, sometimes adapting their ethnic African
recipes to include new ingredients found in their new surroundings.
This saw the start of Soul Food and Caribbean cooking; cuisine
now recognized for its own uniqueness and flavor - and copied
in many countries of the world.
The history of slavery is not confined to the slavery in
the new world, though. There were African slaves at the building
of the pyramids, and Africans fought as gladiators in the
Coliseum of imperial Rome. These slaves took their foodstuffs
with them and African recipes influenced the cuisine of those
cultures as well.
When you add the various settler and colonialist influences,
Africa becomes a cauldron of culinary influences. The recipes
eventually blended into the fantastic diversity that is African
cooking.
The new book "African Recipes: Real Food From Africa"
by Michael Tracy and AfriChef.com
contains recipes from almost every African country and reveals
the story of Africa through its cooking and ethnic recipes.
Some of the recipes contained in the African Recipes cookbook
are the same as those eaten and enjoyed by Africans many years
ago. Except in limited instances, where fresh vegetables have
been substituted by canned, the recipes stay true to the originals.
Knowing this, the recipes contained in the African Recipes
cookbook may indeed serve to soothe your soul.
The African Recipes cookbook contains more than 260 African
recipes. Linked here are a few of these mouthwatering real
food recipes that, once experienced, will have you, your family
and friends coming back for more.
Savor these African Feasts and these Sweet
African Concoctions.
Materials are reprinted with permission from Michael Tracey
and Africhef.com.These
recipes are excerpts from the book "African Recipes:
Real Food From Africa" by Michael Tracey. Buy the book
online or download the e-version at Africhef.com.
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