Home›Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes›Sub-Saharan African Grain DishesGroupSub-Saharan African Grain DishesGathers the grain-based dishes of Sub-Saharan African culinary traditions, including West African jollof rice, fufu and ugali starch porridges made from cassava, maize or millet, and Ethiopian teff-based dishes, reflecting the diversity of staple grains cultivated across the continent. The grouping reflects how the cuisine itself treats its staple starch, whether eaten plain as an accompaniment or built into a fuller one-pot dish, rather than sorting dishes by the protein or vegetable served alongside them.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Cooking MethodWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own accountcooked as a staple grain, typically boiled or steamed 1Browse ByAll Sub-Saharan African Grain DishesSub-Saharan African Grain Dishes31 entriesSub-Saharan African Grain DishesFilter Results31 entriesCuisineAllAfghan Cuisine (1)Cameroonian Cuisine (1)Caribbean Cuisine (1)Filipino Cuisine (1)Ghanaian Cuisine (7)Indian Cuisine (1)Indonesian Cuisine (1)Kenyan Cuisine (2)Middle Eastern Cuisine (1)Moroccan Cuisine (1)Nigerian Cuisine (11)Persian Cuisine (1)Peruvian Cuisine (1)Portuguese Cuisine (1)Senegalese Cuisine (2)South African Cuisine (4)Sri Lankan Cuisine (1)West African Cuisine (4)CourseAllDessert (1)Main Course (3)Side Dish (19)Snack or Street Food (3)Soup (3)Dietary SuitabilityAllContains Dairy or Egg (4)Contains Fish or Shellfish (1)Contains Meat or Poultry (3)Vegan (20)Vegetarian (1)Main IngredientAllAnnatto (1)Banana (1)Black-Eyed Pea (2)Butter (1)Cassava (7)Chili Pepper (2)Couscous (1)Lima Bean (2)Maize (7)Milk (1)Millet (3)Moringa (1)Onion (1)Palm Oil (2)Rice (5)Saffron (1)Sorghum (2)Taro (1)Tomato (1)Turmeric (1)Water (3)Watermelon (1)Yam (3)Dish FamilyAllSub-Saharan African Grain Dishes (31)Format/TypeAllSub-Saharan African Grain Dishes (31)Origin RegionAllAfrica (4)Benin (2)Botswana (1)Burundi (1)Cameroon (1)Central Africa (1)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Ghana (5)Great Lakes region (1)Indonesia (1)Kenya (2)Niger (1)Nigeria (12)Rwanda (1)Senegal (2)South Africa (1)Southern Africa (2)Sub-Saharan Africa (1)Togo (2)Uganda (1)West Africa (2)Yorubaland (2)Era (Origin Period)All1 (1)1500 (1)1801 (1)TraditionAllFermentation (6)Spice Trade Traditions (1)Street Food Culture (2)Wedding Feast Traditions (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 31AmalaRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksAsaroRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksAttiekeRice, Grain and Starch Dishes5 linksBankuRice, Grain and Starch Dishes6 linksBogobe jwa lerotseRice, Grain and Starch Dishes4 linksChakeryRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksChikwangueRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksDambouRice, Grain and Starch Dishes4 linksEbaRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksEkuruRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksFufuRice, Grain and Starch Dishes4 linksGitheriRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksJollof RiceRice, Grain and Starch Dishes7 linksKenkeyRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksKoki (food)Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes5 linksKokoRice, Grain and Starch Dishes4 linksMatokeRice, Grain and Starch Dishes1 linkOfada riceRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksOgi (food)Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes5 linksOmo tuoRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksPapRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksPounded YamRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksRiz GrasRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksTuwon masaraRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksTuwon shinkafaRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksUgaliRice, Grain and Starch Dishes4 linksUkwaRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksUmngqushoRice, Grain and Starch Dishes5 linksWaakyeRice, Grain and Starch Dishes3 linksWasawasaRice, Grain and Starch Dishes2 linksYellow riceRice, Grain and Starch Dishes16 linksSources1. Rice (staple grain, Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaRice, lead section, staple grain preparation (group)Quote, Rice, lead section, staple grain preparation (group)Rice is a cereal grain and, in its domesticated form, is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Africa and Asia.View the SourceTuwon masara (Wikipedia)Has Member: Tuwon masara, Lead sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Tuwon masara, Lead sentence 1Tuwon masara is a Nigerian corn flour swallow eaten primarily by the Hausa and Fulani that resembles fufu.View the SourceDambou (Wikipedia)Has Member: Dambou, Lead paragraphQuote, Has Member: Dambou, Lead paragraphDambu or dambou is a dish native to the Zarma and Songhai of Southwestern Niger made from cereals and moringa.View the SourceBogobe jwa lerotse (Wikipedia)Has Member: Bogobe jwa lerotse, Lead, paragraph 1Quote, Has Member: Bogobe jwa lerotse, Lead, paragraph 1Bogobe jwa lerotse is a type of porridge eaten in Botswana and also a national dish of BotswanaView the SourceKoki (food) (source article)Has Member: Koki (food), DescriptionQuote, Has Member: Koki (food), DescriptionKoki is made with various tubers (like cassava or potato), legumes (including cowpeas and black-eyed peas), and cereals (particularly corn) cooked en papilloteView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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