African cuisine is rich in unique spices that are rarely found in supermarkets. Here are the 7 essential spices for cooking authentically African, all available on nkosiagro.com.
1. Kankan: the mythical Senegalese spice
A blend of smoked spices, kankan gives yassa and mafé their depth. See Kankan CATALEYA.
2. Soumbara / Néré: fermented umami
A condiment made from fermented néré seeds, soumbara flavours soups and sauces. See Soumbara NUMBER ONE.
3. Akpi / Djansang: the condiment seed
A seed from Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire, akpi gives sauces their unique texture. See Djansang THE LIONS.
4. Négè / Selim: African pepper
Selim pepper (djar) flavours Touba coffee and stews.
5. Dawadawa: West African fermentation
A variant of soumbara, a powerful condiment of Burkinabè and Ghanaian cuisines.
6. Ras el Hanout: the Maghrebi spice
A Moroccan blend of 12 spices, the base of tagines.
7. Mbongo Tchobi: the black spices
An ancestral Cameroonian blend, the base of the Bassa black sauce.
Where to order?
All these spices are available on nkosiagro.com, in the Spices and Condiments collection. Delivery to France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
