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Editor, AFNAbuja, Nigeria
Laila Yetunde writes practical, hands-on pieces about the Nigerian kitchen: tips, shortcuts and the things that make cooking easier rather than more complicated. Her collection of fifty kitchen tips is her most-read piece.
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Culture & Lifestyle
50 kitchen hacks for a Nigerian kitchen, from soaking beans overnight and blanching tomatoes to making your own suya spice and storing spices well.
9 min read
Heritage & Origins
What is chitoum? It's a fried beetle snack eaten in West Africa, and it sits on our list of 15 weird African foods alongside mopane worms and locusts.
8 min read
Heritage & Origins
South African desserts to know: syrupy koeksisters, mini tarts like melktert, vetkoek and Amarula, the cream liqueur made from marula fruit.
7 min read
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