Liberians are simple people who prefer a no hassle way of living. Such mannerisms carry over in our food too. Spicy, crunchy, sweet, dish made with affordable ingredients.
Savory Cabbage Recipe-Liberian Flavor

Authentic African Plant-based Foods
Authentic African Plant-based Foods
Liberians are simple people who prefer a no hassle way of living. Such mannerisms carry over in our food too. Spicy, crunchy, sweet, dish made with affordable ingredients.
Authentic Ethiopian yellow split peas and berbere are a love match made on earth. Creamy, juicy, earthy wholesome flavors are prevalent in Yekik Alicha.
You will taste crunchy texture from the collard greens along with savory salty spiciness. Sautéed collard greens stew soaks up the rice making each bite a juicy hearty crunchiness.
I remember old people would talk about black wild rice benefits, they would lament about black rice nutrition and why it is good for us. I didn’t listen at the time. Now I know better.
The fact that I’m sharing this with the world should tell you how confident I am about my version of Okra stew recipe. It is filling, tasty, and cuts back the slime drastically.
Let’s settle this first, palava sauce leaves is not synonymous with mulukhiyah leaves. Palava is an African idiom that is loosely translated to mean trouble or confusion. So, why the name?
Egusi seeds and palm oil pairs well in this dish. Together we have a robust flavor of sweet, salty, little spicy and earthy, the latter which the palm oil adds.
As a child, I didn’t understand why my mother did not waste the first boiling water. It was later on in adult-hood I understood that the bitter flavor has riche taste.
Besides the deliciousness, I appreciate ‘one-pot’ meals such as this one, because it is easy and allows one to have nutritious pre-made lunch or dinner.