Dishes eaten round the world with clear African roots.
There are lots of cuisines around the world that have their root in Africa, many people do not realise this because they don't know much about their origin.
I have carefully researched some popular dishes and have itemised their African origin.
Some of which are; * Masala - South Indian dish; same as Nsala - south eastern Nigerian dish/sauce, made essentially with spices, with no oil.
(Do you know there are about 30 million people of African heritage in present day India?).
* Nyoki - Italian dish (nyoki romana, nyoki napolitana, etc); made with maize or corn; same as Nni-Oka - south eastern Nigerian dish, made with maize meal, in the form of a dough and eaten with a stew of choice.
* Tapioca in Brazil (Gari in Nigeria/Ghana) grated and fried cassava roots; in Brazil - used as an essential accompaniment with most main dishes.
In Nigeria - used as a main dish and eaten with stews or as a snack with roasted peanuts.
* Akaraje - a bean fritter, popular in Brazil, Barbados, Cuba; known as Akara or Kwosei in Nigeria (Kosei -Ghana), made with black-eyed beans, spices, onions and fried.
* Jerk Chicken - introduced by Africans taken into slavery in the Jamaican Islands; roast of grilled, well-seasoned cuts of meat.
Jerk - a name given to describe the jerking movement of the cut of meat as it cooks.
* Jambalaya - the 'mother of rice dishes', similar to Jollof Rice (Nigeria) or (Wolof Rice - Gambia).
Different descriptions are found in most world cuisines - Ploff (Russia), Pilaf (Indian), Risotto (Italian), Paella (Spanish).
It is a convenient dish, where you 'jumble' various ingredients and cook with rice! Can be cooked with choice of meat, fish, and vegetables.
Enjoy African Foods!