Why Nigerians Don’t Measure Ingredients (And It Still Works)
“Add small.” “You will know when it is enough.” How cooking by memory, taste and instinct works, even in a new kitchen abroad.
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10 Types of Fufu (Swallow) Across Africa
Fufu is not one food. From pounded yam to ugali, banku and tuwo shinkafa, a guide to Africa’s favourite swallows and what to eat them with.
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Folktale: The Forbidden Song of the Dundun Drum
A Yoruba-inspired tale about Adeola, a gifted young drummer, a secret song said to bring riches but also a curse, and the choice that saved his village.
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Folktale: The Ungrateful Lion
An African fable about a lion who promised gratitude to the monkey who saved him, then broke his word, and the clever judge who set things right.
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Folktale: The Twins and the Python
An Efik-set folktale about a mother of twins, a bargain with a python, and the courage it took to protect children others feared.
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Folktale: The Hunter and the Faithful Dog
A Yoruba-set retelling of a story told in many cultures: a hunter, his loyal dog Rere, his baby son, and the terrible cost of acting in anger.
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Folktale: Wanjiru and the Wise Leopard
A Kenyan-inspired story about two women who both claim a family necklace, and the clever test a wise leopard uses to find the truth.
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Folktale: The Wisdom of Elder Yaa
A Ghanaian-inspired story about proud young Kwame, a dangerous hunt, and why the village listens to its elders.
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Folktale: The Lion and the Wise Hare
A classic African tale about a cruel lion who demanded an animal every day, and the small, clever hare who tricked him with his own reflection.
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Folktale: Hare, Hyena and the Well
A trickster tale about clever Hare and greedy Hyena, who kept drinking all the water from the shared well, and how Hare taught him a lesson.
