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AFRICA

Travel and food adventures in Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA

Algeria

Highlights: Algiers, Oran, Tlemcen, Constantine
Popular Dishes: Couscous, chakchouka

Bowl of koshari

Egypt

Highlights: Pyramids of Giza, Karnak, Nile River
Popular Dishes: Foul muddamas, koshari, falafel

Tagine

Morocco

Highlights: Marrakech, Essaouira, Merzouga
Popular Dishes: Couscous, tagine, msemen

Couscous

Tunisia

Highlights: El Djem, Sidi Bou Said, Tunis, Sousse
Popular Dishes: Couscous, chakchouka, harissa

WESTERN AFRICA

Jollof rice

Nigeria

Highlights: Calabar, Lekki Conservation Center
Popular Dishes: Jollof rice, egusi soup

EASTERN AFRICA

Mixed platter with stews and curries on injera

Ethiopia

Highlights: Churches of Lalibela, Addis Ababa
Popular Dishes: Injera, doro wat, shiro wat, tibs

Men cooking nyama choma

Kenya

Highlights: Going on safari, Nairobi, Mombasa
Popular Dishes: Ugali, sukuma wiki

Ugali

Tanzania

Highlights: Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park
Popular Dishes: Ugali, Zanzibar pizza, mshikaki

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Boerewors on a grill

South Africa

Highlights: Kruger National Park, Cape Town
Popular Dishes: Braai, bobotie, biltong, potjiekos