How to Make Uji, a Kenyan Fermented Porridge for Breakfast

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Uji, also known as the Kenyan Fermented Porridge, is the ultimate comfort breakfast food that is packed with probiotics. It is made of dried maize, millet, and/or sorghum that is made wet with water and left to ferment for a few days before cooking. Fermented foods...

A Striking Moroccan Corn Chickpea Salad

Salad and Soup Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Chickpeas are a staple of Moroccan cuisine. Find it in dips, tagines, and couscous. And chickpeas make for a delicious and hearty salad, like this Moroccan Corn Chickpea Salad. The Food N’ Flix pick this month was actually a movie I had never heard about....

Simit Rings: the Turkish breakfast bagel

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

Turkish Simit Rings make for a wonderful breakfast option, a bit like our bagel. Each twisted circular bread is dipped in sweet water and then encrusted with sesame or other various seeds before baking. How many spices can you name off the top of your head? Even...

Ever heard of the Djiboutian Sabaayad Flatbread?

Bread Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Stews go perfectly with a lovely Sabaayad flatbread which is noteable for its crispy exterior and flaky inside. Call it the East African flat croissant! It’s time for the MENA (Middle Eastern & North African) Cooking Group. This monthly group has for goal...

Tunisian Brick à l’Oeuf

Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes

Tunisian Brick à l’Oeuf is a delicious dish filled with tuna, onions, capers, harissa, parsley and a luscious runny egg yolk, all wrapped up in a delicate pastry. It’s time for the MENA (Middle Eastern & North African) Cooking Group....