Seven Unique Foods of Africa

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Anything that you think after reading this article, it should be recognized black continent save unique home to culinary traditions. Look at it and if you are interested, feel is delicious.

1. Bushmeat
 


Briefly, beef meat, known as mysteriously. You never know what they managed to capture and serve for meat in front of you with a label may be a crocodile, maybe tomorrow snakes, rats, after the monkey tomorrow, next week's wild cats, and possibly wild dog, you can eat with gusto, depending on 'luck' you.

Countries that are often hit by famine, such as Kenya, Ivory Coast and Guinea, have to live this way. Mysterious meat is fried, baked or boiled and seasoned as complete as possible and then eaten together. Interesting is not it? You never know what you eat! Maybe it was a challenge, and surprise!

2. Cow Blood

The Masai like all this food, and often consumed with how to mix milk, cow's blood is believed to strengthen the man in the Masai tribe. Blood was collected with cow punching holes in the main blood vessels with arrows, and after adequate blood, the hole is closed, so the cattle have been recovered. This method can be repeated once a month without causing the cow had been threatened.

Separate frozen blood, and blood mixed with pure raw milk liquid and drink. In some other tribes, the blood is mixed with sour cream and cooked until thick, like scrambled eggs.

3. Mopane Worm

Mopane is a type of moth that can only be found in South Africa. Mopane worms are considered as a unique food delights. This caterpillar was collected in the wild, squeezed and squeezed to remove fluid that is in the caterpillar. After the last push, the caterpillar and then collected to be dried in the sun or with the fumigation process to add flavor.

Dried caterpillars, eaten raw as a snack, or impregnated and stewed with vegetables. According to those who never ate, not much different from the leaves of green tea.

4. Fried Locust

Maybe this is the way people in Africa revenge against destructive pests of this plant (you eat my plants, I eat you). Yes, if it can be equated to it. According to the Nigerian people, it's delicious!

In this country, if there are locusts attacked the crops, not long after many people chew snack of grasshoppers. But that does not mean for them this is a famine, because for them fried grasshoppers more delicious than caviar. How to cook easy, the wing is cut, sprinkle with seasoning, saute briefly, then dry in the sun until cooked. Yummy .. delicious!

5. Termite

This insect is very interesting to be captured and collected. In Uganda, termites caught by a strange boom in musical instruments and the results of the termites will come out of their nest. Elsewhere, the tip of a nest would be a trap, while the other end of the nest is closed, so the termites will run themselves into the trap.

In addition to capture unique forms, to cooking also is unique in Maragoli, termites, dry fried until the fat and seasoned salt. In Nigeria, the termites to the oven or fried in oil, roasted or ground into flour.

6. Goat's Head

Head of goats is served in many restaurants in Nigeria. The head had been removed the hair which covers the scalp with the way in shaving and then burned. Once clean, the head is cut into pieces with axes and is boiled with the condiment of garlic, tomatoes, ginger, chile, and several other spices.

The most pleasant part of the history of the brain, tongue, ears and eyes. Goat's eyes are usually given as a special guest. So if you are lucky (or unlucky huh?) You get a piece of goat's eye on your plate!

7. Weevil Larvae

Weevil species of African beetles were encountered in the dark continent. In countries such as Nigeria, this beetle larvae are called larvae Sagoo. These larvae can reach 10 cm by 3 cm broad, with a very high fat content.

Locals say that Nigeria would these larvae larvae most delicious you will feel. Make sure that the larva extracted from sago tree, and then set the path splits, washed and roasted to perfect pleasure. Do you want to (or rather brave) try? Oh well, the next challenge: eat raw and alive. People from Nigeria, loved eating these products once a position is still alive.

   
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