In Africa, fermented foods hold great cultural significance and health benefits, yet have not been thoroughly researched.

It is considered healthy, full of big flavours, and contains many superfoods FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | African cuisine is ...

Africa’s indigenous foods may hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable future – if we choose to value them.

For several centuries, West Africa has experienced mental, social, political and spiritual upheavals that have shaped its ...

Urbanization and increased availability of processed foods in Africa are shifting dietary patterns, with many people abandoning traditional diets for Western-style diets. To explore the effects of ...

With the USAID cuts putting access to modern medicine out of reach, it is only natural for people to turn to a traditional ...

[NAIROBI] A traditional African diet rich in vegetables ... The diet is common among the Chagga people of Tanzania, who live on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. During the trial, this group ...

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes ...

We’re modernising these traditional African dishes and taking pride in that and almost educating people through food.” Moloi notes a growing presence of dishes like beef tongue on menus across ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

Fermentation is a process where microorganisms like bacteria and yeast work together to break down complex carbohydrates and ...