{"id":6568,"date":"2018-08-25T21:11:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T01:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=6568"},"modified":"2018-12-31T15:26:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T20:26:43","slug":"allerton-avenue-international-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=6568","title":{"rendered":"Allerton Avenue International Food Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nScenes from the Allerton Avenue International Food Festival in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

It was a treat to see Mama G African Kitchen at the festival. I\u2019ve written about one of their brick and mortar restaurants (3650A White Plains Road in the Bronx) here<\/a> and here<\/a> so I don\u2019t need to repeat how much I like their food; I\u2019ll just show you what we got:<\/p>\n

Waakye \u2013 you may see variant spellings but the pronunciation is wah-chay (rhymes with watch-way) and it\u2019s Ghana\u2019s culinary claim to fame. Similar to West Indian rice and peas, it\u2019s made with rice and black eyed peas or cowpeas; the characteristic reddish-purplish-brown color can come from dried red sorghum leaves, millet leaves, or even baking soda. Yellow gari (ground cassava) on the side.<\/p>\n

Jollof rice \u2013 There\u2019s a keen rivalry among West African countries over whose version is the best but tomato paste figures heavily into all of them.<\/p>\n

Fried turkey (the part that goes over the fence last \u2013 yum!), plantain, and fried croaker submerged under spicy sauce.<\/p>\n

Delicious!
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