Maryam Hampton explores her West African heritage with AncestryDNA, sharing results from Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, and ...

West African food isn’t easy to find in Portland, but according to Fatou Ouattara, chef at Akadi (1001 SE Division St., 971-271-7072, akadipdx.com) in Southeast, many Americans have been eating it all ...

Join Maryam Hampton as she partners with AncestryDNA to explore her West African heritage through delicious traditional ...

As jollof rice makes its mark in the U.S. culinary scene, chefs talk appropriation, appreciation, and what makes it West Africa’s most revered and hotly debated dish. Since its inception, diasporic ...

Chef Ope Amosu’s menu brings West African flavors to Houston wit fare that is 'approachable for everyone.' ChòpnBlọk is reinventing bold West African dishes for a growing multicultural audience in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The diversity within West African cuisine speaks to the varied landscape — from the rugged Atlantic coastline to the tawny fringes ...

The best West African food comes from home cooks, according to chef Ope Amosu. Six years ago, he turned to women who had a talent in the kitchen for cooking food from their homeland. He watched, he ...

Try these Ah-mazing West African dishes today! There are quite a lot of African dishes across the continent and each is diverse in its making take Jollof rice for example. Below are 10 West African ...

Every shift starts with prepping chicken with plenty of seasoning for Chef “Yee” Yaya Sanney. He picks up a handful of lemon pepper, fresh herbs and adds them to jollof rice, a tomato-based rice dish ...

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered the first insights into the origins of West African plant-based ...

Since its inception, diasporic debates have been held about who makes the best jollof, a West African dish traditionally comprised of spiced rice and vegetables. Thanks in large part to social media, ...

Smoky skewered meat, browned over flames, dipped into a zesty mustard at a dibiterie (grilled meat restaurant) in Dakar — or wrapped in newspaper and dusted with bright copper yaji spice amid the busy ...