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The African continent is home to people form hundreds of different tribes, ethnic and social groups. No wonder all this variety shows in African cuisine all the way through the ingredient used to the preparation and cooking techniques.

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Our favorite African recipes from Food.com offer many dishes from this varied cuisine, from meaty stews to vegetable sides.

African cuisine is as diverse as the hundreds of different cultures and groups that inhabit the continent. This diversity is reflected in the many local culinary traditions in terms of choice of ingredients, style of preparation and cooking techniques. Many of the dishes are also affected by the subsistence nature of living in many parts of the continent - you find farmers, herdsmen and fishermen everywhere. The crops they grow or the animals they keep thus affect the popular dishes in their regions.

See the list of traditional African food and what they eat both in Africa and beyond. Also see why African cuisines offer many health benefits and where to shop for such foods.

From fiery chili peppers to humble grains and succulent meat dishes, the cuisine of Africa is an amalgamation of flavors that reflect the cultural diversity of the continent.

Of African origins will be such specialties as gumbo and pralines, West Indian callaloo and duckandoo, the Brazilian condiments dende oil as well as spicy hot sauces.

Given that the first "barbecue" might well have taken place in Africa, this is a continent that can arguably claim to have invented cooking.

This is a list of notable dishes found in African cuisine.

African food is diverse and full of flavour and with thousands of different ethnic groups across Africa, there are plenty of unique recipes.

Traditionally, the various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products, and do not usually get food imported.