Food of Africa
Stews and swallows, injera, tagines, jollof, braais and the spice roads of the coast. 181 dishes on Thali so far.
🇪🇬 Egypt 51🇳🇬 Nigeria 46🇲🇦 Morocco 32🇿🇦 South Africa 32🇩🇿 Algeria 31🇬🇭 Ghana 25🇪🇹 Ethiopia 24🇪🇷 Eritrea 19🇹🇳 Tunisia 18🇧🇯 Benin 17🇳🇪 Niger 15🇸🇳 Senegal 14🇹🇬 Togo 12🇨🇲 Cameroon 11🇰🇪 Kenya 11🇱🇾 Libya 11🇦🇴 Angola 10🇹🇿 Tanzania 10🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 9🇸🇴 Somalia 9🇲🇱 Mali 7🇺🇬 Uganda 7🇲🇺 Mauritius 6🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 6🇿🇲 Zambia 6🇧🇼 Botswana 5🇨🇻 Cape Verde 5🇬🇲 Gambia 5🇲🇷 Mauritania 5🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 4🇩🇯 Djibouti 4🇬🇳 Guinea 4🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 4🇲🇿 Mozambique 4🇸🇩 Sudan 4🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 4🇧🇮 Burundi 3🇱🇷 Liberia 3🇲🇬 Madagascar 3🇲🇼 Malawi 3🇳🇦 Namibia 3🇷🇼 Rwanda 3🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 2🇬🇦 Gabon 2🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 2🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 2🇸🇨 Seychelles 2🇸🇸 South Sudan 2🇹🇩 Chad 1🇱🇸 Lesotho 1
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
ChebakiaVegetarianشباكية
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreMaghrebi fried pastry shaped like a flower and glazed with honey syrup
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Tea time
MoflettaVeganמופלטה
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreThin Maghrebi Jewish crêpes served warm for Mimouna after Passover
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
AmlouVegetarian
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan spread of toasted almonds, honey and argan oil
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Tea time
KahkVegetarianكحك
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian shortbread biscuits dusted with powdered sugar, made for Eid and other feasts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chebakia: Indif, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kahk: Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amlou: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Qatayef: Fjmustak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mofletta: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, source