5 easy Kwanzaa dihes with African origins

Kwanzaa is a vibrant celebration of African culture so it’s natural that you want to serve food from this fascinating continent. These 5 authentic dishes will add spice to your Kwanzaa festivities.

The term "Pap en vleis" refers to a dish with a combination of starch and stewed meat with a side dish of gravy or relish.

What makes this particularly notable is the wide variety of different variations that can be made of this dish. Whether you serve it with steak, chicken or kebabs alongside some maize porridge like phuthu or stywe pap, there is no shortage of flavour combinations that you can enjoy.

Originally a South African dish, bunny chow doesn't actually have anything to do with rabbits, but is instead a hollowed out piece of white bread filled with a hot curry. It can be made with a variety of ingredients, including mutton, chicken, lamb, or mince. The bread should be crusty enough to hold the sauce, and can even be used to scoop it up.

Nyama na irio is a staple food in Kenya, and it's not hard to find reasons to love this dish. It is made of a mixture of mashed up potatoes, beans, corn, peas and onions, along with roasted meat such as grilled steak. It is a hearty and delicious meal that is sure to delight your taste buds.

This Moroccan dish offers a delectable combination of cooked squab thickened with egg sauce that is placed alongside a pastry and surrounded by layers of a nutty filling.

This pie is one of Moroccan's most notable foods, but it is also one of its most complex. It may require some cooking skill beforehand, but with its rich and incredible taste, most will argue that the effort will be well worth it.

A Zimbabwe dish composed of two unique species of fish as well as a specific maize porridge known as sadza, this dish offers a lot for people to enjoy and marvel at, both in terms of its taste and in its overall complexity.
When it comes to eating this dish, it's often considered better to eat it the traditional way with your hands rather than opting for utensils. Regardless of how you eat it though, this dish is a great fit for any Kwanzaa meal.

Add authentic African cheer to your Kwanzaa menu with these simple and tasty African dishes. You can improvise in order to keep veggies or fish eaters happy and, with a bit of practice, you’ll serve your own special style of each of these dishes to delight all tastebuds.