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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.

Drinks

The latest drinks articles and guides.

All 3 in drinks
A cup of red rooibos tea beside a small pile of dried rooibos leaves and a teapot.Drinks
What Is Rooibos? The South African Tea Explained
·5 min read
A jug of deep red hibiscus drink with ice, fresh ginger and citrus, made from dried roselle flowersDrinks
Hibiscus Drink: Zobo, Sorrel and Bissap
·6 min read
A tall glass of cloudy homemade Caribbean ginger beer with fresh ginger root and lime beside itDrinks
What Is Ginger Beer? The Caribbean Favourite
·7 min read

Dishes

The latest dishes articles and guides.

All 12 in dishes
A pot of Caribbean curry chicken, golden and fragrant with potatoes, beside white rice.Dishes
What Is Curry Chicken? The Caribbean Classic Explained
·4 min read
A plate of spicy peppered gizzard, browned chicken gizzards tossed in a thick red pepper sauce with onions and peppers.Dishes
What Is Peppered Gizzard? The Nigerian Party Favourite Explained
·5 min read
A pan of cooked green Jamaican callaloo with onion, tomato and scotch bonnet, steam rising from the leaves.Dishes
What Is Callaloo? The Caribbean Green Explained
·5 min read
A smooth mound of dark brown Yoruba amala on a plate beside a bowl of green ewedu soup and gbegiri.Dishes
What Is Amala? The Yoruba Swallow Explained
·6 min read
A traditional glazed clay tagine pot with its tall conical lid lifted, showing lamb slow-cooked with prunes, almonds and sesame seedsDishes
Tagine: The Moroccan Dish and the Pot
·6 min read
A stack of soft, golden, layered East African chapati, one torn to show the flaky layers inside.Dishes
What Is Chapati? The East African Flatbread Explained
·6 min read

Beauty

The latest beauty articles and guides.

All 2 in beauty
Pale yellow blocks and scoops of raw cocoa butter beside cocoa beans, a rich natural fat used for skin and hair.Beauty
What Is Cocoa Butter? The Natural Skin and Hair Butter Explained
·6 min read
A block of raw unrefined shea butter on a wooden surface beside shea nutsBeauty
Shea Butter: Benefits and Uses for Skin and Hair
·6 min read

Ingredients

The latest ingredients articles and guides.

All 9 in ingredients
A pile of small red annatto seeds beside a spoon of red-orange annatto oil and a whole achiote pod.Ingredients
What Is Annatto? Uses and What to Know
·4 min read
A large round green breadfruit whole and cut into wedges, beside roasted breadfruit slices and saltfish.Ingredients
What Is Breadfruit? The Caribbean and African Staple Explained
·4 min read
A bowl of pale cream egusi, ground melon seeds, beside whole egusi seeds, used to thicken West African soups.Ingredients
What Is Egusi? The West African Melon Seed Explained
·5 min read
Cooked ackee served with saltfish, tomatoes and onions on a plate, its soft pale yellow pieces resembling scrambled eggIngredients
What Is Ackee? Jamaica's National Fruit Explained
·6 min read
A cluster of ripe red, orange and yellow scotch bonnet peppers with their distinctive lantern shapeIngredients
What Is a Scotch Bonnet? The Caribbean Chilli Explained
·6 min read
Fresh guava fruit cut open to show pink flesh and small seeds, with whole green guavas beside itIngredients
What Is Guava? The Tropical Fruit Explained
·5 min read

Hair

The latest hair articles and guides.

All 13 in hair
A woman with large goddess braids braided in curved lines close to the scalp, the thick raised braids swept back into a neat updo.Hair
What Are Goddess Braids? The Style Explained
·5 min read
Close-up of neatly maintained mature locs on a person with dark hairHair
Locs: How to Start and Care for Them
·6 min read
A jar of curl cream beside a section of soft, defined, moisturised natural curls.Hair
Curl Cream for Afro Hair: What It Is and How to Use It
·6 min read
A bottle of leave-in conditioner beside a section of moisturised, defined natural coily hair.Hair
Leave-In Conditioner for Afro Hair: What It Is and How to Use It
·6 min read
A woman with long medium-sized box braids parted into neat square sections, the braids falling past her shoulders.Hair
What Are Box Braids? The Protective Style Explained
·5 min read
A woman with long boho braids, sleek braids with soft loose curly strands left out along their length for a bohemian effect.Hair
What Are Boho Braids? The Bohemian Braid Style Explained
·6 min read

Cuisines

The latest cuisines articles and guides.

All 4 in cuisines
A spread of Nigerian dishes including jollof rice, fried plantain, egusi soup and suya on a shared tableCuisines
Nigerian Food: The Complete Guide to Dishes, Ingredients and Flavours
·6 min read
A spread of Caribbean dishes including jerk chicken, rice and peas, fried plantain and curry goat on a wooden tableCuisines
Caribbean Food: A Beginner's Guide to the Islands, Flavours and Dishes
·7 min read
A Moroccan lamb tagine cooking in a conical clay pot with preserved lemon, olives and fresh corianderCuisines
Moroccan Food: A Guide to the Dishes and Flavours
·6 min read
A spread of Jamaican dishes including jerk chicken, rice and peas, fried plantain and curry goatCuisines
Jamaican Food: A Beginner's Guide to Flavours, Dishes and Ingredients
·6 min read

Guides

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

All 24 in guides
Jerk chicken sizzling on an oil-drum grill at a Caribbean carnival street stallGuides
Caribbean Carnival Food: What to Eat at Notting Hill
·5 min read
A woman wearing Fulani braids with cornrows braided back and down the centre, side braids framing the face, and small gold beads on the ends.Guides
What Are Fulani Braids? The Style and Its Heritage
·5 min read
A wide dish of steamed couscous topped with seven vegetables and chickpeas, served the traditional North African wayGuides
Couscous: North Africa's Beloved Staple
·15 min read
A dark, uneven bar of raw African black soap resting on a woven mat beside shea butter and dried plantain skinsGuides
African Black Soap: Benefits and How to Use It
·13 min read
Close-up of healthy type 4C natural hair showing tight, springy coilsGuides
4C Hair: How to Care for and Style It
·15 min read
Shelves of rice, spices and store cupboard staples inside an African supermarket in the UKGuides
The Ultimate Guide to African and Caribbean Supermarkets in the UK
·10 min read

Wellness

The latest wellness articles and guides.

All 3 in wellness
A small dish of whole black Nigella sativa seeds beside a glass bottle of dark cold-pressed black seed oilWellness
Black Seed Oil: Benefits, Uses and Cautions
·5 min read
Dried golden sea moss beside a jar of pale sea moss gel and a glass of a sea moss drink.Wellness
What Is Sea Moss? Uses, Facts and Cautions
·6 min read
A wooden bowl of bright green moringa powder beside fresh moringa leaves and a cup of moringa teaWellness
Moringa: Benefits, Uses and How to Take It
·5 min read

Recipes

A taste of what is in the recipe section. Cook the classics, with the ingredients a tap away.

All 21 in recipes
Recipes
Suya Recipe in Leeds
·1 min read
Recipes
Waakye Recipe in Birmingham
·1 min read
Recipes
Egusi Soup Recipe in Manchester
·1 min read
Recipes
Jollof Rice Recipe in Liverpool
·1 min read
Recipes
Authentic Tigernut Pudding Recipe in Preston
·1 min read
Recipes
Authentic Millet Porridge Recipe in Preston
·1 min read

Spotlight

Where to actually find the ingredient you are after, city by city.

All 8 in spotlight
Spotlight
Where to Buy Yam in Bristol
·1 min read
Spotlight
Where to Buy Palm Oil in Glasgow
·1 min read
Spotlight
Where to Buy Egusi in Liverpool
·1 min read
Spotlight
Where to Buy Garri in Leeds
·1 min read
Spotlight
Where to Buy Garri in Birmingham
·1 min read
Spotlight
Where to Buy Garri in Manchester
·1 min read

Health

What is in the food, and what it is doing for you.

All 1 in health
Health
The Rise of African Super-Ingredients
·1 min read

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Spotlight
Where to Buy Ginger in Southampton
·1 min read
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Where to Buy Garlic in Southampton
·1 min read
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Where to Buy Rosemary in Southampton
·1 min read
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Where to Buy Thyme in Southampton
·1 min read
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Where to Buy Curry Powder in Southampton
·1 min read
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Where to Buy Pepper Soup Spice in Southampton
·1 min read

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