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African food and drink information and links to African recipes, markets and regional African cuisine. Tasting a dish of fried flying ants and enjoying a thick chibuku shake is what travelling is all about - for some! Africa is as diverse in its foods as in its cultures. Here's a guide to the regional cuisines from Egypt to Zimbabwe.
Biltong
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.
BETUMI: An African culinary network
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.
Ethnic Cuisine of Africa
A good overview of sub-Saharan African cuisine from delicious Ethiopian Doro Wat served on Injera to the equally tasty South African equivalent of beef-jerky, Biltong.
The Congo Cookbook
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.
Africa Chop
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 Cuisine
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.
African cooking and recipes
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.
The African Cookbook
A collection of recipes and menus from around Africa includes information about food in Morocco, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and some others.
African Recipes and Cooking Tips
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.
Libyan Cuisine and Recipes
Over fifty recipes from Libya including Couscous, Tawajeen and Ruzz. Well organized and written in English.
South African Wine
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.
Beers of Africa
It is surprisingly difficult to find a decent list of beers per country in Africa, this site has a reasonable selection but by no means exhaustive.

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