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A Taste of Africa
- Year
- 1975
- Era
- 20th century
- Origin
- Ethiopia · Africa
- Language
- English
- Category
- Africa
A Taste of Africa, compiled by Tebereh Inquai and first published in 1975, offers an English-language survey of dishes drawn from across the African continent. Of particular note is its authorship by an Ethiopian woman at a time when African cuisines were rarely documented by African writers for international readers, making it a valuable early example of indigenous culinary scholarship reaching an anglophone audience.
Cooking from this book
Doro Wat
Signature dishDoro Wat, the slow-simmered chicken stew perfumed with berbere and enriched with spiced butter, stands as the emblematic dish of this pioneering collection. As one of the earliest English-language cookbooks authored by an Ethiopian, Inquai's volume introduced Western readers to the depth and ceremony of her national cuisine, and Doro Wat, traditionally served atop injera for festive gatherings, captures the warmth, complexity, and communal spirit she sought to share with a wider audience.
An editorial note on a dish associated with this book, written for The Coquinist. It is not a reproduction of the book's recipe.
