Name: Tropical Sweet Potato Fries Eaten in: West Africa Foodie: Linda Folks: Not all sweet potatoes are created equal, the same applies to the fries made from them. The sweet potatoes found in West Africa have a yellow flesh and are less sweet than their counterparts grown found elsewhere. When turned into fries, they liberate… Continue reading Tropical Sweet Potato Fries… Or the surest way to culinary heaven
Tag: side dish
Boiled yuca: a great alternative to rice or potatoes
Name: Boiled Yuca Eaten in: East Africa, West Africa, Latin America Guest Foodie: Karine Boiled yuca is commonly used as a side dish in some West African countries because yuca is locally grown and often less expensive than other goods such as rice and potatoes. It is very easy to cook and goes very well… Continue reading Boiled yuca: a great alternative to rice or potatoes
When in doubt, go with fried plantains
Name : Alloco, maduros, dodo, fried plantains Eaten in: West Africa, Central Africa, South America and the Caribbean I often joke around that even if knew that a plate full of alloco was a trap, I would still go ahead and eat the plantains, and then try my best to get out of the trap… Continue reading When in doubt, go with fried plantains