Gathers 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.
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Primary Cooking MethodSourced to the subject's own accountcooked as a staple grain, typically boiled or steamed 1 Sub-Saharan African Grain Dishes
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Amala
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Asaro
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Attieke
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Banku
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Chakery
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Chikwangue
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Eba
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Ekuru
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Fufu
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Githeri
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Jollof Rice
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Kenkey
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Koko
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Matoke
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Ofada rice
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Ogi (food)
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Omo tuo
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Pap
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Pounded Yam
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Riz Gras
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Tuwon shinkafa
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Ugali
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Ukwa
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Umngqusho
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Waakye
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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Wasawasa
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
Yellow rice
Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes
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1. Rice (staple grain, Wikipedia)
WikipediaRice, 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.
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