http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com Fall in love with African food and all things Africa Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:01:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sambal is a chili based dish more often than not used as a condiment. It is classically prepared from an assortment of chili peppers and can be very spicy or mild according to your love of spicy foods and also according to your taste buds. .  South ... http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com/archives/201 Ewe Proverb Akpa le tome gake menya tsi fe vevie nyenyeo. (Ewe) A fish is in water but does not know the importance of water. (English translation) What does it mean? The meaning of this proverb is that a fish is always in the water, but until it comes out of the water it ... http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com/archives/113 Kenya is a medium sized country on the eastern part of Africa. It measures approximately 580,367 km2 and it is the 47th largest country in the world. Its capital city is Nairobi which is in central Kenya. Other major cities include Kisumu and Mombasa while major towns are Nakuru, Kericho, ... http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com/archives/192 Cape Verde pronounced [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ] located in Western Africa is a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. Cape Verde is slightly larger than Rhode Island. The once uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading ... http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com/archives/172 Growing up on a coffee plantation, Asnakech Thomas is proud that her family comes from a coffee-rich region in Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region. She is also proud that, in February 2007, her coffee was ranked highest in a pre-selection process for Ethiopia’s first-ever private coffee auction. This ... http://epicurean.africanfoodie.com/archives/163