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Stories, guides and conversations for Africans abroad: culture, food, career, japa and everyday life between two worlds.
Share your storyGinger Coconut Rice: Nigerian Coconut Fried Rice with Prawns
Fragrant Nigerian-style coconut rice with fresh ginger, peppers and prawns, cooked in one pot with tinned coconut milk.
Oct 24, 2026 · 1 min readChicken Suya Skewers: Homemade Yaji Spice Without a Grill
Spicy Nigerian chicken suya made in an oven or air fryer, with a homemade yaji (suya spice) recipe using peanuts…
Oct 24, 2026 · 1 min readNigerian Egg Stew: Quick Tomato Egg Sauce for Yam, Plantain and Bread
Nigerian egg stew in 25 minutes: a fried tomato and pepper base with soft scrambled eggs. Perfect with boiled yam,…
Oct 24, 2026 · 1 min readForgotten African Ingredients That Deserve a Comeback
Prekese, scent leaf, uda and bitter leaf gave our mothers' cooking its soul. Here is how to bring them back…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readHow to Make Proper Suya at Home, Wherever You Live
Suya abroad is possible. The spice blend, the cut of meat, and how to get that roadside taste from your…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readHow to Make Ghanaian Waakye at Home
Rice and beans cooked with millet leaves for that deep red-brown colour, plus all the classic sides. A step-by-step guide.
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readSenegalese Chicken Yassa: An Easy Recipe
Tangy, savoury and sweet with slow-cooked onions. How to make Senegal's famous lemon-and-onion chicken at home.
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readHow to Make Cameroonian Ndolé
Bitter leaves, groundnuts and beef, shrimp or fish in a rich, creamy stew. Cameroon's national dish, step by step.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read20 Nigerian Foods Every Naija Person Abroad Misses
From ewa agoyin to Agege bread: the tastes of home we crave most when we live abroad, and how to…
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readHow to Cook Jollof Rice That Is Red, Smoky and Never Burnt
No more burnt bottoms or pale pots. Simple tips for the pot, the heat, the tomatoes and the rice, so…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readNigerian Jollof vs Ghanaian Jollof: What Really Makes Them Different
The rice, the spices, the smoky bottom pot and the shito. A friendly breakdown of the jollof wars, with a…
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readEgusi vs Ogbono: Which Soup Wins?
Thick and bold or smooth and drawy? Taste, texture, the best swallow for each, and why this debate will never…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read