Thank you all for following my adventures in Africa. I am currently in hiatus (read: trying to make some money…) but have bold new plans to see more of the World and try… Read More
Like in Germany or the US beer is the main alcohol enjoyed on the African continent. So much I made it a tradition to have a ‘Welcome to…’ beer upon entering a new… Read More
Happy New Year, everyone! For those of us who partied a bit harder last night a good coffee might help. One of the great mysteries of Africa is the horrible coffee you get… Read More
Two kinds of tea – in multiple regional varieties – are prevalent across Africa. In the North ‘Berber tea’ or ‘Tuareg whisky’ is served almost everywhere. In the former British colonies chai is… Read More
Tropical Africa is full of exotic fruits. So the idea of serving fresh fruit juice to me was fairly obvious. But there were really only a few places where I got juices. Often… Read More
There are a few foods that will accompany you through large parts of the African continent: the infamous roasted chicken, fried banana and plantains; in the tropics yams and sweet potato. And of… Read More
Food stops are always a welcome distraction when rattling along African roads in overcrowded buses without suspension. In the past two posts I told you all about the meat and fish options available.… Read More
I remember the first meal I cooked for the truck group. For some reason we had decided to have fish. So I went to the market in Rabat, Morocco, speaking neither Arabic nor… Read More
Some readers might think it’s crazy to go and eat street food in Africa. They have seen the images of meat buzzing with flies in the hot African sun. Well, if it makes… Read More
What are you thinking of when somebody says ‘Christmas’? Christmas to me is first and foremost about food. I can easily do without presents. I’m not religious. And please leave me alone with… Read More
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