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Burundian Ndagala — Lake Tanganyika-Style Small Fish in Tomato Sauce
Ndagala are small sardine-like fish from Lake Tanganyika, often dried and later fried or simmered in sauce in Burundi and surrounding lake communities.
Burundian Lenga-Lenga — Braised Amaranth Greens with Tomato
Lenga-lenga is a name used for edible amaranth greens in Burundi and neighboring central African food traditions. The tender leaves are cooked with onions…
Burundian Isombe — Slow-Cooked Cassava Leaves with Groundnuts
Isombe is a Burundian cassava-leaf stew, often enriched with groundnuts and sometimes red palm oil. Cassava leaves require specialized processing to reduce naturally occurring…
Burundian Ubugali bw’Imyumbati — Cassava Flour Ugali
Ubugali is a firmly cooked staple served with beans, greens, meat or fish in Burundi. Around Bujumbura, a form made with processed cassava flour…
Burkinabè Poulet Bicyclette-Style — Charcoal-Grilled Spiced Chicken
Poulet bicyclette refers to the lean, active village-raised chickens commonly grilled in Burkina Faso and elsewhere in West Africa.
Burkinabè Sauce Gombo au Soumbala — Okra and Fermented Locust Bean Sauce
Sauce gombo is a classic accompaniment to tô in Burkina Faso, thickened naturally by chopped okra. Soumbala adds fermented savory depth.
Burkinabè Babenda — Greens, Cracked Rice and Groundnut Stew
Babenda is a Mossi preparation from Burkina Faso in which edible leafy greens, cracked rice, groundnuts and soumbala (fermented African locust-bean seasoning) cook into…
Burkinabè Tô de Sorgho — Firm Sorghum Porridge
Tô (also called saghbo) is an everyday staple of Burkina Faso and neighboring countries, made by stirring millet, sorghum or maize flour into hot…
Botswana Dikgobe — Slow-Cooked Samp and Cowpeas
Dikgobe is a traditional Botswana preparation combining samp (coarsely broken dried maize) with beans or cowpeas. It is simmered slowly until soft and satisfying,…
Botswana Magwinya — Golden Fried Fat Cakes
Magwinya are soft, golden fried dough cakes sold at stalls and eaten as a filling snack in Botswana and neighboring Southern African countries.