Grandma's Kitchen with Chef Olafemi Mandaly's The African Diaspora and their Foodss

Chef Olafemi will cook and discuss:

We will travel the route of the Transatlantic Slave Trade  sampling authentic delicious foods our global trek  will take us to  4 continents and  9 countries. Starting in West Africa Nigeria/Ghana ending in Europe Franc
Please find the Dishes and Countries Below

Nigeria/Ghana (Jollof Rice) the National dish of Ghana and directly connected to the Transatlantic Slave Trade through Rice  culture  USA Gullah Carolinas

Brazil ) Empanadas Black Bean)  vegetarian   peas and beans are part of the staple food for folks of African descent 

Colombia  (Glazed Yams)  the food of the Revolution,  because Yams grow wild and provide significant nutritional value, it was a great food source. Fidel Castro was quoted to say yam sustained the revolution

Trinidad (Sleek)  Kales Greens and Black-eye peas Traditional food like leafy green vegetables where slow cook while enslaved could continue to work.  

Jamaica (Fried Plantain ) Harry Belafonte , the  Banana Boat Song and the banana culture and the Agriculture industry throughout the caribbean.

Haiti (Fish Cakes) Haiti A symbol of Resilience resents and resurgence. First free republic in the western hemisphere. 

America the Heart of  Soul of Comfort Foods( Baked Macaroni and Cheese) chef James Hemingway and President Thomas Jefferson. 

Deep  Down South (Yard Bird Nuggets ) Organic Buttermilk Batterd  Cast Iron Kettle Fried  Chicken Nuggets with Hot Sauce

France Puff Puff Sweet Fried Doughnuts with Chocolate Sauce 

Frances has the largest population of the the the Africans call colonization in Africa and the,  Caribbean 

Ginger Beer non  alcoholic  medicinal, if therapeutic benefits of ginger and it's a pill from Canada, dry to swept's ginger brands. 

Coca cola Roots of its  African origin the roots of its raw ingredient