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Kitty said: Yes.What is the most staple ingredient in Africans most common diet?-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(What is the most staple ingredient in Africans most common diet?),it will help you,my kids.
Answers:
By far the most common meal in South Africa, the study shows, is a plate of maize porridge and a cup of tea. In urban areas the tea is more likely to contain sugar and milk.
Rural South Africans eat much more healthily than city dwellers, despite ongoing food shortages in some areas, according to a major national food consumption report released last week.
However, city dwellers also eat substantially more fat, sugar and salt than rural dwellers, and much less fibre contained in "wild" vegetables such as beetroot, pumpkin leaves and morogo (wild spinach), according to the report by the Medical Research Council.
Other Answers:
What the guy above me said is true. Except what you call maize the African's call PUTU (its gross by the way!) they also have it with Maas.
And as for the sugar in their tea! Wow, the guy I work with has...wait for it.... TEN TEASPOONS OF SUGAR IN HIS TEA! Man its disgusting, it can't even dissolve! Hahahaha!!
Rural Africans are the biggest consumers of sugar. So much so, that with the Aids epidemic Hulletts and other large sugar companies have to renegotiate and reconfigure their sugar sales because so many people are dying of Aids!
So there ya go, the most common staple ingredient in rural African's is Putu (maize) and Maas. Its not that healthy though. The majoirity of them are extremely overweight despite the long distances and amounts of walking they do! Another commom food they like to eat is Sheep and cow brains, as well as Hamster Steaks. Woah does that stink!
Anyway, hope I could shed a little light on the eating habits of the people of my country!
Source(s):
Proudly South African
Im South African! And would definitley agree with putu as its affordable for everyone and contains alot of nutrients!
Yeah ! proudly South African ! I used to eat putu and beans with the africans (black labourers ) on the farm - hands only, and samp and beans. You make a delicious ball of it in your hands and just chow it ...wow !
Your question does not have enough information in it for a real answer. "Africa" is a continent, not a country. There are 54 different countries in Africa, with almost as many different "staple" ingredients in their diets.
For example, millet & maize are staples in South Africa, and in Tanzania; Injera is a staple in Ethipia and Eritrea;
bread and boiled fava beans (fuul) are staples in Egypt; Rice is the staple in Madagascar, and so on and so on...
If you need one food to describe as an African staple, Millet or Maize would probably be the best choice...
RICE
Sorghum. And it's dreadful.
My dear. banana and apils
a lot of fruit
I've met some wonderful friends from West Africa and in talking to them casava yam and rice are two staples they mentioned. The yam is pounded into a paste like form and called foo foo. the rice is used many ways with their wonderful variety of spices. My friends come from Ghana and Nigeria. I love cooking and enjoy sharing with them.
Source(s):
friends from Africa informed me..
I have a friend from Kenya. She said that it's rice and fish for her, but almost all dishes are rather spicy.
WHEAT !
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Kitty said: Yes.What is the most staple ingredient in Africans most common diet?-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(What is the most staple ingredient in Africans most common diet?),it will help you,my kids.
Answers:
By far the most common meal in South Africa, the study shows, is a plate of maize porridge and a cup of tea. In urban areas the tea is more likely to contain sugar and milk.
Rural South Africans eat much more healthily than city dwellers, despite ongoing food shortages in some areas, according to a major national food consumption report released last week.
However, city dwellers also eat substantially more fat, sugar and salt than rural dwellers, and much less fibre contained in "wild" vegetables such as beetroot, pumpkin leaves and morogo (wild spinach), according to the report by the Medical Research Council.
Other Answers:
What the guy above me said is true. Except what you call maize the African's call PUTU (its gross by the way!) they also have it with Maas.
And as for the sugar in their tea! Wow, the guy I work with has...wait for it.... TEN TEASPOONS OF SUGAR IN HIS TEA! Man its disgusting, it can't even dissolve! Hahahaha!!
Rural Africans are the biggest consumers of sugar. So much so, that with the Aids epidemic Hulletts and other large sugar companies have to renegotiate and reconfigure their sugar sales because so many people are dying of Aids!
So there ya go, the most common staple ingredient in rural African's is Putu (maize) and Maas. Its not that healthy though. The majoirity of them are extremely overweight despite the long distances and amounts of walking they do! Another commom food they like to eat is Sheep and cow brains, as well as Hamster Steaks. Woah does that stink!
Anyway, hope I could shed a little light on the eating habits of the people of my country!
Source(s):
Proudly South African
Im South African! And would definitley agree with putu as its affordable for everyone and contains alot of nutrients!
Yeah ! proudly South African ! I used to eat putu and beans with the africans (black labourers ) on the farm - hands only, and samp and beans. You make a delicious ball of it in your hands and just chow it ...wow !
Your question does not have enough information in it for a real answer. "Africa" is a continent, not a country. There are 54 different countries in Africa, with almost as many different "staple" ingredients in their diets.
For example, millet & maize are staples in South Africa, and in Tanzania; Injera is a staple in Ethipia and Eritrea;
bread and boiled fava beans (fuul) are staples in Egypt; Rice is the staple in Madagascar, and so on and so on...
If you need one food to describe as an African staple, Millet or Maize would probably be the best choice...
RICE
Sorghum. And it's dreadful.
My dear. banana and apils
a lot of fruit
I've met some wonderful friends from West Africa and in talking to them casava yam and rice are two staples they mentioned. The yam is pounded into a paste like form and called foo foo. the rice is used many ways with their wonderful variety of spices. My friends come from Ghana and Nigeria. I love cooking and enjoy sharing with them.
Source(s):
friends from Africa informed me..
I have a friend from Kenya. She said that it's rice and fish for her, but almost all dishes are rather spicy.
WHEAT !
correctness,It's Non-profit and only for informational purposes.
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