Food bloggers bring Africa's rich cuisines to the world

After finding no reliable recipes online for Ghanaian dishes — and no photos that made the beloved food of her childhood look appetizing — Tuleka Prah started the blog, My African Food Map.

She uses the blog to celebrate the cuisines of a continent often marred by negative stereotypes. She said her aim is to present food how people who prepare it would love it. And she’s not alone, as others explore the cuisines of the continent and its diaspora for a global audience.

Senegal was Prah’s fifth destination since her project began in 2012. She hopes to show the care and skill that goes into African dishes, such as South Africa’s fried dough, amagwinya, and Kenya’s kachumbari, an onion and tomato salad.