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Senior Editor, AFNAbuja, Nigeria
Amarachi Irobi writes the longest pieces on the African Food Network, mostly on African vegetables, healthy eating and the nutritional side of the continent's cooking. Her guide to scent leaf is among the most-read articles on the site. She has been contributing since 2021.
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Ingredients & Produce
Scent leaf is African basil (Ocimum gratissimum). Its Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa names, how to cook and store it, what research says, and who should avoid it.
8 min read
Travel & Country Guides
Matooke, luwombo, posho, the rolex, katogo and groundnut sauce: the Ugandan food to try, plus the national dish of Uganda and what locals eat each day.
12 min read
Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Efo yanrin in English, shoko vs tete, and 12 more Nigerian vegetables for daily meals, with what the health evidence says and AFN soup recipes to cook.
8 min read
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