Karité is the Wolof and French name for the shea tree, and the butter pressed from its nuts is one of the oldest care products in West Africa. Our jars come from Senegal, made the traditional way. A f...
The red drink in a Senegalese fridge, the Christmas sorrel of Jamaica and the karkadé of Cairo cafés are all the same plant: Hibiscus sabdariffa, called bissap in Senegal. It is the ingredient behind ...
Beside the bissap and bouye at any Senegalese market stand two more coolers: gingembre, hot with fresh ginger, and dakhar, the sweet-sour tamarind juice. Here are both, one a two-minute mix and one a ...
Beignets are sold from big enamel bowls outside schools and mosques across Senegal, still warm and dusted with sugar. Made with cassava flour they stay tender inside with a crackling crust, and they h...