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Pieces of dried stockfish, the stiff air-dried white fish used in West African soups, beside a pot of cooking soup.Ingredients
What Is Stockfish? The Dried Fish in African Cooking Explained
·5 min read
A bowl of cooked fluffy fonio, a tiny pale ancient West African grain, beside a bowl of the uncooked seeds.Ingredients
What Is Fonio? The West African Ancient Grain Explained
·5 min read
A jar of preserved lemons packed in salty juice, with softened yellow lemon quarters, beside a chopped preserved lemon rind.Ingredients
What Are Preserved Lemons? The North African Ingredient Explained
·6 min read
A jar of dark jerk marinade paste beside chicken pieces coated in it, with scotch bonnet and thyme.Ingredients
What Is Jerk Marinade? The Jamaican Flavour Explained
·4 min read
A bowl of dark jerk seasoning marinade beside scotch bonnet peppers, allspice berries, thyme and spring onion on a wooden boardIngredients
What Is Jerk Seasoning? The Jamaican Blend Explained
·7 min read
A small bowl of reddish-brown ras el hanout spice blend surrounded by the whole spices that go into it, on a wooden board.Ingredients
What Is Ras el Hanout? The North African Spice Blend Explained
·6 min read
A small bowl of coarse Egyptian dukkah, a crumbly blend of toasted nuts, sesame, coriander and cumin, beside bread and olive oil.Ingredients
What Is Dukkah? The Egyptian Spice and Nut Blend Explained
·5 min read
A small bowl of pinkish-brown ground crayfish, the dried shellfish seasoning used in Nigerian soups, beside a pot of soup.Ingredients
What Is Ground Crayfish? The Nigerian Soup Seasoning Explained
·4 min read
A bowl of fine white cassava flour beside a whole cassava root on a wooden board.Ingredients
What Is Cassava Flour? Uses, Names and Where to Buy It
·4 min read
A bowl of green chermoula marinade with coriander, parsley, garlic, cumin and paprika, beside fresh herbs.Ingredients
What Is Chermoula? The North African Marinade Explained
·4 min read
A bottle of dark browning sauce beside a pot of rich brown stew chicken showing its deep colour.Ingredients
What Is Browning Sauce? The Caribbean Kitchen Staple
·4 min read

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