by Teakisi | Jun 18, 2014 | Food
By Ozoz Sokoh Chapman – A name that gives no indication that this is a drink. A name that may have in times past referred to an itinerant peddler. Chapman. A drink. Of Nigeria, for Nigeria and by Nigeria. The definitive Nigerian drink, loved by all. Though its...
by Teakisi | Apr 24, 2014 | Food
By Ozoz Sokoh Jollof, definitions Noun. Verb. 1. of a red, spiced rice dish loved in every city and town ‘South of the Sahara’ and along the coast of West Africa. Synonyms: Djolof, Benachim (Gambia), Thieboudienne (Senegal) 2. to cook in a red, tomato-based...
by Teakisi | Mar 15, 2014 | Food, Travel
Honey Makwaka I’m excited to be joining the ElleAfrique team from Johannesburg, South Africa! My name is Honey and I’m an Africa enthusiast, her food feeds my life and her fashion feeds my soul! Here I will be sharing with you some of my favorite African...
by Teakisi | Mar 13, 2014 | Food
By Ozoz Sokoh My rainbow streets – these Nigerian streets are. Vibrant, full of colourful produce in season which most foreigners consider exotic and ‘tropical’, and which we, Nigerians consider common. Normal. These streets are to me what supermarket aisles are to my...
by Teakisi | Jan 18, 2014 | Food
By Ozoz Sokoh I am determined that this introduction be done right. That from the get-go, we speak the same language – of Nigerian and African cuisine. With understanding. That in telling our stories, we build a new vocabulary and understand the old. That we discover...
