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Searching for My "Forever Home"—and Finding It in (Nigerian) Stew
Culture

Searching for My "Forever Home"—and Finding It in (Nigerian) Stew

How reuniting with estranged family, under tragic circumstances, helped me let go of an aimless, lifelong...

by:  Nneka M. Okona
April 24, 2017
The Somali and Swahili Supper Club That's Headed to London
British

The Somali and Swahili Supper Club That's Headed to London

How the kitchen became a place of refuge for the women behind the Matatu Kitchen

by:  Mayukh Sen
April 19, 2017
Why the Food of Ethiopia Tastes Like Home (Even Though I've Never Been)
Bean

Why the Food of Ethiopia Tastes Like Home (Even Though I've Never ...

How niter kibbeh and griddle cakes became my family's comfort foods

by:  Niknud
April 10, 2017
The Recipe That Brings Me Into My Mother's Kitchen, No Matter How Old I Get
Heirloom Recipes

The Recipe That Brings Me Into My Mother's Kitchen, No Matter How Old...

An Egyptian dish that's made by instinct, eaten with messy exuberance

by:  Ashley Hefnawy
March 28, 2017
How Spicy Eritrean Stew Ended Up in a Roman Pizza Pocket
Soup

How Spicy Eritrean Stew Ended Up in a Roman Pizza Pocket

The two are more connected than you may think.

by:  Ali Slagle
March 17, 2017
A Moroccan Entree That Tastes Labor-Intensive—But Couldn’t Be Simpler
One-Pot Wonders

A Moroccan Entree That Tastes Labor-Intensive—But Couldn’t Be Simpler...

And it's all in one pot

by:  Alexandra Stafford
March  9, 2017
Meet Eat Offbeat, the Refugee-Staffed Delivery Service Expanding New York's Palate
Middle Eastern

Meet Eat Offbeat, the Refugee-Staffed Delivery Service Expanding New York...

And we love it!

by:  Sari Kamin
March  9, 2017
23 of Our Finest, Richest Curries
Curry

23 of Our Finest, Richest Curries

They're sure to curry favor with you. (Forgive the dad joke.)

by:  Mayukh Sen
February 28, 2017
Why Are There So Few Sudanese Cookbooks?
Long Reads

Why Are There So Few Sudanese Cookbooks?

Meet the cookbook author who's trying to change your idea of Sudanese food

by:  Mayukh Sen
February  6, 2017
A Hanukkah at the Crossroads of Ethiopian and Jewish Identity
Ethiopian

A Hanukkah at the Crossroads of Ethiopian and Jewish Identity

What Beejhy Barhany, a chef descended from Ethiopia's Beta Israel community, eats for Hanukkah.

by:  Mayukh Sen
December 22, 2016
The Nigerian Fruitcake Recipe That Brings Me Home
Holiday

The Nigerian Fruitcake Recipe That Brings Me Home

The recipe that taught one Food52er to recreate a memory

by:  Kitchen Butterfly
December  1, 2016
How One South African Dessert Rose to Icon Status—in Only 40 Years
Dessert

How One South African Dessert Rose to Icon Status—in Only 40 Years

If desserts were celebrities, malva pudding would be a child star

by:  Sarah Jampel
December  1, 2016
Some Stories About What Your Neighbors Eat
Korean

Some Stories About What Your Neighbors Eat

A weekend reading list—and a promise to do more of this.

by:  Mayukh Sen
November 11, 2016
A Memoir of Sex and Soup That Reclaims Nigerian Food—on Its Own Terms
Books

A Memoir of Sex and Soup That Reclaims Nigerian Food—on Its Own Terms...

Why Yemisi Aribisala's 'Longthroat Memoirs' deserves a wide audience

by:  Mayukh Sen
November 10, 2016

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