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By West Africa Cooks, 12 March, 2020

What Edible Leaves Do Africans Eat?

Africans like and love to eat lots of different types of leaves, leaves such as bitter leaves, bologie and krain-krain. Many west African sauce dishes and stews combine leaves, they can be steamed like spinach, sauteed in some olive oil with garlic and salt, or used in stir frys and stews.

Top Ten Leaves Africans Eat?

Leaves can be eaten fresh or dried. Here is a list of the many different types of leaves eaten by the people of West Africa together with some recipes:

By Nadia, 9 October, 2011

A couple of weeks ago in Belsize Park, I stumbled across the pepperandstew range outside Budgens. I was pleasantly surprised to find an African food product with none of the slap-dash labeling, awful contrasting colours and a grinning, fat 'mammy' type face staring back at me. This product brands itself in a style up there with Pataks, Uncle Ben and others. Finally I thought to myself, someone out there has taken the time to nurture and transform the way African food products are branded and produced.

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