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Everything we have learned about living an African life in Britain, written down so the next person does not have to learn it the hard way.

Guides

Step-by-step guides to shopping, cooking and finding African food in the UK.

All 17 in guides
A Cardiff street scene near Butetown and Cardiff Bay with African and Caribbean food shops and restaurants.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Cardiff: Where to Eat and Shop
·3 min read
A Leicester street scene in Highfields with African and Caribbean food shops and produce.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Leicester: Where to Eat and Shop
·3 min read
An Aberdeen street scene with an African food shop and Caribbean restaurant among the shops.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Aberdeen: Where to Eat and Shop
·3 min read
An Oxford street scene with an African food shop and Caribbean restaurant among the shops.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Oxford: Where to Eat and Shop
·3 min read
A Glasgow street scene with an African supermarket and Caribbean restaurant among the shops.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Glasgow: Where to Eat and Shop
·3 min read
A Newcastle upon Tyne street scene with an African food shop and Caribbean restaurant among the shops.Guides
African and Caribbean Food in Newcastle: Where to Eat and Shop
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Cuisines

The latest cuisines articles and guides.

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A plate of Sierra Leonean rice with cassava leaf stew, rich green with fish and palm oil.Cuisines
Sierra Leonean Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
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A plate of Cameroonian ndole, bitterleaf and groundnut stew with meat and prawns, beside plantain.Cuisines
Cameroonian Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
·5 min read
A platter of Algerian couscous with a rich vegetable and lamb stew, beside a bowl of chorba soup.Cuisines
Algerian Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
·5 min read
A spread of West African dishes including jollof rice, fried plantain, egusi soup and grilled fish on a wooden tableCuisines
West African Food: A Guide
·6 min read
A shared bowl of Gambian benachin, red one-pot rice with fish and vegetables.Cuisines
Gambian Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
·5 min read
A spread of Cuban dishes including ropa vieja, black beans and rice, fried plantain and roast porkCuisines
Cuban Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
·6 min read

Ingredients

The latest ingredients articles and guides.

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Whole and cracked calabash nutmeg seeds, the African nutmeg ehuru, beside a grater and a bowl of pepper soup.Ingredients
What Is Calabash Nutmeg? The African Nutmeg Explained
·4 min read
Pieces of soft, chewy Nigerian ponmo cow skin in a rich red stew with peppers.Ingredients
What Is Ponmo? The Nigerian Cow Skin Explained
·4 min read
Ogbono seeds and ground ogbono, the wild mango seed used to thicken Nigerian draw soup, beside a bowl of soup.Ingredients
What Is Ogbono? The Nigerian Draw Soup Seed Explained
·4 min read
A bowl of deep red berbere spice blend beside whole chillies and warm spices used to make it.Ingredients
What Is Berbere? The Ethiopian Spice Blend Explained
·5 min read
A bowl of small white, green and striped African garden eggs beside a dish of groundnut paste.Ingredients
What Is Garden Egg? The African Aubergine Explained
·4 min read
A bunch of fresh green waterleaf, soft succulent leaves used in Nigerian soups.Ingredients
What Is Waterleaf? Uses, Names and Where to Buy It
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Dishes

The latest dishes articles and guides.

All 47 in dishes
A plate of golden, round Trinidadian pholourie, fried split pea dough balls served with tamarind chutney.Dishes
What Is Pholourie? The Trinidadian Snack Explained
·4 min read
A large platter of Senegalese thieboudienne, red rice with a whole stuffed fish, cassava, carrot, cabbage and aubergine.Dishes
What Is Thieboudienne? Senegal's National Dish Explained
·6 min read
A wooden bowl of nkwobi, pieces of cow foot in a thick yellow spiced palm oil sauce, topped with sliced onions and utazi leaves.Dishes
What Is Nkwobi? The Igbo Spiced Cow Foot Delicacy Explained
·5 min read
A pot of Guyanese cook up rice, rice cooked with peas, coconut milk and meat, garnished with thyme.Dishes
What Is Cook Up Rice? The Guyanese Classic Explained
·4 min read
A bowl of rich green afang soup with finely shredded afang leaves and waterleaf, palm oil, meat and seafood. ### quickAnswer, "The short answer"Dishes
What Is Afang Soup? The Efik Vegetable Soup Explained
·5 min read
A bowl of Jamaican stewed cow foot with butter beans in a rich brown gravy, with rice.Dishes
What Is Cow Foot? The Caribbean Classic Explained
·4 min read

Hair

The latest hair articles and guides.

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A head of fine Sisterlocks, very small neat locs, styled loose to show their versatility.Hair
What Are Sisterlocks? The Micro Locs Explained
·4 min read
A woman with a sleek sew-in weave, long extensions blended with her own hair for a full, natural look.Hair
What Is a Sew-In? The Weave Method Explained
·6 min read
A tub of co-wash cleansing conditioner beside wet, curly afro hair being washed in the shower.Hair
What Is Co-Washing? The Method for Afro and Curly Hair Explained
·4 min read
A tube of hair texturizer beside softly loosened, defined afro curls after texturising.Hair
What Is Steamed Cabbage? The Caribbean Side Dish Explained
·4 min read
A head styled with sculpted finger waves, glossy S-shaped waves set close to the scalp.Hair
What Are Finger Waves? The Classic Style Explained
·5 min read
A closure wig on a stand with a small lace closure creating a natural middle parting at the crown.Hair
What Is a Closure Wig? Uses and What to Know
·5 min read

Drinks

The latest drinks articles and guides.

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Round northern Nigerian fura millet balls beside a bowl of nono fermented milk to make fura da nono.Drinks
What Is Fura? The Northern Nigerian Millet Ball Explained
·5 min read
A calabash and a glass of cloudy, whitish palm wine beside a tapped palm tree in the background.Drinks
What Is Palm Wine? The African Palm Drink Explained
·5 min read
A glass of creamy northern Nigerian kunu grain drink beside millet and tigernuts on a wooden board.Drinks
What Is Kunu? The Northern Nigerian Grain Drink Explained
·4 min read

Beauty

The latest beauty articles and guides.

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A bowl of reddish-brown rhassoul clay powder beside a mixed clay paste and a wooden spoon.Beauty
What Is Rhassoul Clay? Uses and What to Know
·5 min read

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Recipes
Authentic Beans Porridge Recipe in Nottingham
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Recipes
Authentic Kontomire Stew Recipe in Nottingham
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Recipes
Authentic Garden Egg Stew Recipe in Nottingham
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Recipes
Authentic Goat Meat Stew Recipe in Nottingham
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Recipes
Authentic Fish Stew Recipe in Nottingham
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Recipes
Authentic Beef Stew Recipe in Nottingham
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