From the Book - First edition.
Pantry: ingredients and equipment
Eritrea. Kicha (Eritreaen flatbreads)
Kicha fit fit (torn flatbreads with spiced butter and yogurt)
Zebhi hamli (stewed spinach)
Shahan ful (mashed limas with onions, tomatoes, and chiles)
Firgir (stewed injera with meat, tomatoes, and onions)
Shiro (ground chickpea stew)
Doro wat (stewed chicken legs with berbere and eggs)
Somalia. Canjeero (sourdough pancakes)
Sabaayad (Somali flatbreads)
Somali cilantro and green chile pepper sauce
Bariis (basmati rice pilaf with raisins)
Spiced chicken and onion samosas
Digaag qumbe (chicken stew with yogurt and coconut)
Suugo suqaar (pasta sauce with beef)
Shaah cadays (Somali spiced tea with milk)
Kenya. Kachumbari (tomato and onion salad)
Mukimo (mashed green split peas, corn, and potatoes)
Mukimo with onions and greens
Sukuma wiki (greens with tomatoes)
Kunde (black-eyed peas and tomatoes in peanut sauce)
Tanzania. Ajemi bread with carrots and green pepper
Quick stewed eggplant with coconut
Zanzibar pilau (rice pilaf)
Harees with chicken (stewed cracked wheat and chicken)
Matoke with steamed spinach (stewed plantains with pink beans, beef, and coconut milk)
Ndizi kaanga (fried plantains)
Kaimati (crispy coconut dumplings in cardamom syrup)
Mozambique. Xima (smooth cornmeal porridge)
Mbowa (leafy greens in coconut sauce)
Tseke com peix frito (local spinach with curry sauce and crispy fried fish)
Coril de peix com coco (marinated fish in coconut sauce)
Plantains with coconut and prawns
Prego rolls (steak and piri piri sandwiches)
Bolo polana (cashew and potato cake)
Rum with homemade berry soda
South Africa. Chakalaka (spicy vegetable relish)
Chakalaka and cheddar braaibroodjies (grilled sandwich)
Imifino (wild greens with corn porridge)
Denningvleis (sweet-and-sour braised lamb with tamarind)
Iced rooibos tea with orange, cloves, and cinnamon
Madagascar. Mofo gasy (yeasted rice and coconut pancakes)
Lasary legioma (tomato relish)
Carrot salad with vinaigrette
Tsaramaso Malagasy (traditional Malagasy white beans)
Akoho misy Sakamalao (chicken thighs with garlic, ginger, and coconut oil)
Katilesy (beef and potato fritters)
Kadaka akondro (green plaintains with braised beef)
Mofo akondro (banana fritters)
Sliced papaya with vanilla cream
Sweet pea soup with coconut and ginger
Ambrevades au curry (curried pigeon peas)
Roti ya ya houma pampa (salt cod with tomatoes and onions)
M'tsolola (fish, yuca, green plantains, and coconut milk stew)
Grilled lobster tails with vanilla sauce
Sweet vermicelli noodles with cardamom and butter
Roho (Comorian wedding sweet)
Watermelon juice with lime, ginger, and mint.
