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A Safari of African Cooking / by Bill Odarty (Bli Odaatey) ; illustrated by Shirley Woodson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Odarty, Bill, 1938- author.
Contributor:
Woodson, Shirley, illustrator.
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Cookbooks (University of Pennsylvania)
Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cooking African.
Penn Provenance:
Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
Physical Description:
137, [3] pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Edition:
Second edition, second printing.
Place of Publication:
Detroit, Michigan : Broadside Press, [1987].
Contents:
Chad. Kague (Chadian cakes); Okra and meat dish; Squash with peanuts; Sweet potato salad
Congo (Democratic Republic of)-Kinshasa. Congo chicken moambe; Green papaya jam green papaya pickles; Green papaya soup
Ethiopia. Chechebsa (Ethiopian pancakes); Chicken wat (Chicken stew); Hembasha (Wheat bread); Hydromel "Tej" (Honey drink); Lentil wat (Lentil stew); Metin Shuro (Spiced vegetables); Metin shuro stew (Spiced vegetable stew); Mincet abesh (Beef stew); Quanta (Dried meat); Teff Injera (Unleavened bread)
Ghana. Aboloo (Dumplings); Akple (Cassava-Corndough balls); Garden egg stew (Eggplant stew); Garri Foto (Garri stew); Groundnut soup (Peanut soup); Groundnut toffee (Peanut toffee); Kelewele (Plaintain or Banana appetizer); Komi or Kenke (Corndough balls); Kose (Bean scoops); Krakro (Fried plantain or bananas and corndough); Okra soup; Spinach stew; Stuffed eggplant; Tuo Zaafi (Ghanaian flour dumplings); Twisted cakes
Ivory Coast. Foutout with lamb; Fried plantain or banana fingers; Melon fingers with lime
Kenya. Dodo (Kenya steak supreme); Esstata (Plaintain or banana appetizer); Muhogo tamu (Yam stew); Sima (Grilled cornflour balls); Tamale pie
Lesotho. Curried eggs; Eggs cooked in tomatoes; Egg rissoles; Eggplant and potato stew; Fish cakes; Lesotho scones; Mealie Meal salad; Meta stew (traditional); Mixed cereal rissoles, mixed cereal stew; Mixed vegetable rissoles; Pumpkin pudding, pumpkin stew; Stuffed cabbage; Tomato soup
Liberia. Cassava leaf; Ginger beer; Goat soup; Jollof rice; Rice bread
Malagasy Republic. Curried chicken Malagasy; Soup à la Malagache; Tomato rougaille; Varenga (Shredded chuck)
Mali. Chicken and sauce
Mauritania. Brochettes; Mauritanian tea ceremony
Morocco. Couscous and stew; Djaj M'Kalli (Chicken with lemons and olives); Mint tea
Nigeria. Agidi (Cornstarch porridge); Cooked eggplant appetizer; Curry dip for raw cauliflower; Efo (Spinach soup); Moyinmoyin or Ele (Bean pudding)
Senegal. Caldou (Sauce to accompany rice); Cambagny au Netetou Grille (Fish, Netetou, Rice); Foufou (Foufou with fish); Gar; M'Bakhal aux Arachides (Fish stew and peanuts); Soupikandia (Riz à la sauce gombo); (Fish and okra sauce); Tiep au Dieng (Fish and rice); Yassa au Poisson (Marinated fish)
Sierra Leone. Cassava chips; Fufu (Cassava balls)
Somalia. Basic recipe for curry; Cooked mangos; Masala (Meat and spiced coconut); Moushkaki (Barbecued meat); Papaya (Papaya rings)
Sudan. Coconut dessert; Lentil sandwiches
Tunisia. Akbab (Braised lam); Bouza (Ice cream); Couscous with lamb; Kaftaji Djari (Meat balls with fried vegetables) Khobz Mbassis (Homemade bread); Lablabi (Pea soup); Makroudh (Date-filled pastry); Shakshouka (Sausages with tomatoes and green peppers); Slata Meshwiya (Barbecued salad); Tajeen (Meat pies); Tunisian Brik with egg
Upper Volta. Mango chutney; Mango omelette
Zambia. Baked tomatoes and green mealies; Cabbage stew; Chicken soup; Fish stew; Green mealie meal; Mealie meal porridge, pudding, rissoles.
Notes:
"Bill Odarty is the pseudonym of Bli Odaatey.
"Second Edition. First Printing. Second Printing 1987"
Includes index.
Local Notes:
Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
Banks Collection copy has yellow post-it with "Joanna's" printed on it.
ISBN:
0910296634 :
OCLC:
1115008631

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