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8 East African Foods We Can’t Live Without

There are certain staple foods in East Africa that cannot be amiss.  Here are 8 of them. 1.  UGALI The ingredients are simple: water and maize flour (cornmeal). It is for this reason perhaps that Ugali is made across Africa in one form or another and merely goes by different names. In East Africa they … read more

Recipe of the Week:Pilau

By ChicaMod.com Pilau – rice, vegetables, and meat cooked in a seasoned broth. Pilau comes from the Persian word pilav or pilaw. Pilau rice cooking technique is common  throughout the Middle East and West Asia . It has been spread across Africa by the Arabs. Check out a video of how to make Pilau from one of our favorite chefs on Afro Food.