African Food and Drink

Culinary Tours to Africa - Africa Culinary Tours and Vacations. Information about culinary tours to Morocco and South Africa. Find information about African cooking schools, food tours, African cuisine and more.

All about Moroccan food and cooking. Recipes, step-by-step photo tutorials, blog, and reader forums.

Zambian Cooking Tour and Cultural Visit. Shopping in local markets and cooking up a traditional Zambian meal in a local village near the Victoria Falls is a great experience.

Mopane worms are a nutritious food source for many rural people in southern Africa. Mopane worms are not worms, but caterpillars. I tasted one recently, find out what it was like, check out some mopane worm recipes, and learn more interesting facts about this bush food.

Beers of Southern Africa. Information about beers of South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, Malawi, Botswana, Swaziland, Angola and...

Beers of East Africa. A sampling of beers you can expect to savor when enjoying a safari or beach vacation in East Africa's popular tourist destinations. Find out how to order a beer in Tanzania and Ethiopia, and what's on tap in Kenya.

My top 10 picks of best restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands. If you're looking for fine dining, gorgeous views, excellent wines and great service, these top 10 Cape Town area restaurants will not disappoint. Cape Town has hundreds of great places to eat for all budgets so it's difficult to choose where to go, check out this list and you...

Rooibos is caffeine-free, low in tannin, high in anti-oxidants and seems to have a host of other healing properties that are only now being fully appreciated. South Africa's redbush wonder tea is becoming a popular drink of choice around the globe.

If you've traveled in southern Africa, chances are you have seen people drinking from an attractive white, blue, and red carton. You will almost certainly have seen scraps of Chibuku cartons along many a roadside. Chibuku is based on a traditional beer recipe made from sorghum and/or maize (corn). The shake-shake is a directive, since the solids tend to separate in the carton, so it needs a shake before you drink it. The alcoholic content in Chibuku is fairly low, but the longer it sits around, the stronger it gets.

Coffee originated in Ethiopia and the "coffee ceremony" is an important part of Ethiopian culture. It involves roasting coffee beans and preparing boiled coffee in a vessel akin to the ibriks used to make Turkish coffee. Women can spend several hours a day performing the ceremony.

Biltong is a delicious dried meat snack commonly found in Southern Africa. This article provides information about the different types of biltong available and also where you can buy it when you get back from your vacation.

The African culinary network is a site that attracts scholars and cooks who are all interested in African cuisine and food history. There's a lively blog, information about restaurants, markets and more.

Over 150 African recipes and information about African cooking, ingredients, cuisine as well as a bit of culture thrown in for good measure. A very comprehensive site.

The Africa chop lists restaurants serving African food outside of Africa. There are also recipes, a glossary and handy links to shops that sell African food online.

Egyptian recipes from TourEgypt include salads, kufta, kebabs, lamb, couscous, stuffed peppers and many more mouth watering delicacies. Each recipe is accompanied by a photo and easy to follow instructions.

A nice list of recipes from The Africa Guide covering several African countries and spanning the continent. A list of African cookbooks is also handy and can even purchase some kente tablecloths if you are inspired beyond the cooking pot.

A collection of recipes and menus from around Africa includes information about food in Morocco, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and some others.

Salads from Chad and soups from Somalia -- this site has a nice eclectic collection of recipes from all four corners of the African continent. Includes vegan and vegetarian recipes.

Over fifty recipes from Libya including Couscous, Tawajeen and Ruzz. Well organized and written in English.

When you are searching for "African wines" all you see is South African wine and with good reason, it is abundant and delicious. This site provides a huge amount of news and information about South African wines from how they are grown to how they taste.

It is surprisingly difficult to find a decent list of beers per country in Africa, trust Wikipedia to have the best list out there.

South Africa has a rich culinary tradition, from Africa, Europe and Asia, along with wonderful ingredients. Specialities include waterlillies, mopane worms, ostrich and slap pap.