Introducing tropical food and tropical recipes to the world!
I often think of yams as potatoes’ tropical cousin. What I mean is that everything that can be done with or to potatoes can also be done with or to yams. This is how these yam croquettes came to be: by adapting a recipe for potato croquettes. Because yams have a firmer texture than potatoes, I find these croquettes heartier than their potato counterpart. They are also slightly easier to handle. Finally, yams’ almost nutty flavor makes the yam croquettes more appealing to my taste buds….
Name: Sukuma wiki
Eaten in: East Africa
Category: Traditional
I could definitely say that I am making kale or collard greens with diced tomatoes, but it sounds so much cooler to say that I am making sukuma wiki. I just like the way it sounds and how swahili sounds in general: melodious yet crisp.
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India. The second most populated country in the world. As tropical as it can get-bursting with heat, people and flavors of the gazillion different kinds of food from its various states. Sadly, Indian food outside of India is mainly restricted to that from the North (Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Dal Makhni, Paneer) or the South (Dosa, Idli, Vada)but rarely are the other regions represented. Here is a sneak peek into the cuisine from the east, which is home to me. …
These croquettes are so good that I made them three times in one week. I just couldn’t get enough of them. The crunch on the outside, the smoothness yet firmness on the inside,…
