African+Food

Africa ’s Food By: Maria A.

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Africa  is diverse in its foods as also in its cultures. In African cuisine all through the ingredient used the preparation and cooking techniques. The most common dish in Africa  is meals with a little meat, plenty of whole grains and beans, and even more fresh fruits and vegetables. =====

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 African cuisine will become the new healthy way of cooking. Food in Africa  is a combination local fruit, grains, vegetables, and milk and meat products. Green vegetables are an important role in household nutrition th roughout Africa , due to the reason that they are the main source of vitamins and provide variety to meals.  Acaraje is street food eaten at any time of the day as a snack. It consists of a patty, made from mashed feijao fradinho (black-eyed beans). The mash is deep fried in dende oil (derived from a nut found on the dende palm). A variation on acaraje is the abara. It’s made from the same ingredients but is steamed and served in a banana leaf instead of fried.  It is said that enslaved Africans brought peanuts to North America . Peanuts are native to South America . =====

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 Europeans introduced peanuts to <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Africa <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> around the 1500s. Peanut plants were soon widely cultivated throughout <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Africa <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">, catching quickly because they were similar to a plant already cultivated by Africans, the Bambara Groundnut ===== <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">. The new world peanut proved both easier to harvest and more productive.