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AFROPUNK is in Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn, New York August for another weekend of live music, vibrant art and good vibes.

So what do Africans love to drink? West Africans like to drink Ginger Beer, Lemon Grass Drink, Pineapple Drink and Orange Ade these are the non alcoholic drinks. Mildly alcoholic, probably about 1% alcohol is palm wine. Poyo is palm wine, Salone’s favorite native adult beverage. Milky-white in color, it’s surprisingly thin and almost frothy when fresh, which is how you want to taste it. Here are drinks Africans like to drink.

It is more than a place to store, prepare and cook food. Your kitchen is the place for parties and socialising for breakfast, lunch and dinners. It's one of the two hardest-working interiors in the home. The other being the bathroom. So this spring's question "Is it time for new cupboards, appliances and food preparation gadgets so you can make the most of your home kitchen?"

Foods and Dishes for Wake-Keeping

Above Plantain As A Finger Food At A Wake

Funerals in West Africa have become a party celebration, the family is expected to serve refreshment to the sympathizers after the funeral service as a way of appreciating these people for being with them in their moment of grief. It is very common to see people eating and drinking at these funerals you would think they were having parties. Some would even pack some food and drinks in plastic bags and take them home for their children or relatives.

Foods and dishes for Awujoh (Awujor), (feast for 40 days, anniversary and memorials)

Visit our West Africa Cooks Facebook page. Here you will find images of the recent event Let’s Nyam Words & Food which took place on November 1st 2013 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom.

African and Caribbean food

There was food from Sierra Leone (Moyi Moyi and Rice Akara), Uganda, Ghana (Red Red), Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Eritrea, Jamaica, Nigeria (Jollof Rice), Barbados and Somalia. Nadia Maddy represented the Sierra Leone people in the house.

Let’s Nyam Words & Food event on November 1st 2013

Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Venue: Brixton Library
Address: Brixton Oval, Brixton, London SW2 1JQ United Kingdom
Cost: £5

Foods and dishes for weddings, birthdays, christenings and other family celebrations

Lumbley Beach Freetown

Wedding on Lumbley Beach! Well make sure you cook and serve the following.

Jollof Rice and Beef/Chicken Stew
Ginger Beer
Rice Bread
Cakes
Achomo
Pepper Chicken
Roast Beef on Strings
Roasted Pepper Fish
Foorah

This is big serious business, featuring top class acts, a host of celebrities, sports personalities and acclaimed chefs. Now in it's 4th year, will you be at The World Food Awards.

If you love West African cooking, work in West African food retail or an African restaurant you need to put this in your diary. It is at the Lancaster, London, UK on Friday 2nd November 2012.

Have you tried this simple recipe from Favourite Sierra Leone Recipes from Pamela Greene. Give Rice Pap a try. West African countries from Sierra Leone to Ghana and Nigeria this meal or thick drink is recognised as a favorite starter to social gatherings. The second recipe is Rice Pap (What's Cooking) from What's Cooking Today by Muriel Emekunle Davies.