Customer Reviews

"My Cooking" West-African Cookbook

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My cooking. The West African Cookbook is one of the few African Cookbook availlable on line. I was able to obtain one for myself after I saw one with my friend. I have since been using the book and it is amazing how easy it is to use the book. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this book is it authenticity. It is pure African. There are several ways to cook BLACK-EYED PEA and they are delicious.The Coconut rice and the Fried plantain are good together. This coming Xmas I am going to buy some for my friends as gifts. I think anyone who has a taste for African food should have a copy of this book.

I love the presentation of the recipes and dishes in this book of traditional african cuisine. I am an Igbo woman who was born in the U.S. and I wanted a book to guide me in making some of my favorite dishes from childhood. Food has a healing, therapeutic lulling quality to it and there is just nothing like HOME COOKIN... This is IT for me! Thank you Miss Dokpe for your excellent work!

Those of us who hanker after the authentic African taste we grew up with will be pleased with the recipes in the book. Although some of the recipes are labelled with slightly different names, and they may not be just as we knew them, the taste will take you back to good times of street food and full stomachs. The only better African cookbooks I know are "Wild Boar on the Kitchen Floor" (available in PDF on my website) and the "Crocodile Cookbook". I think they're both out of print, but if you own a copy of the Crocodile Cookbook, I'd gladly type it up to create a digital copy!

This book truelly accomplishes the West African style, specifically Nigerian style, of cooking. My husband and I have enjoyed cooking many of these recipes. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to experience true west african cooking.

My husband is from West Africa and misses his traditional food, so I opted to buy this book. He is greatley pleased and so am I now he can have the best of both worlds.

I really enjoy using this book because its concise and straight to the point which makes it easy to follow.

I have decided that I want cookbooks from different regions around the world. So I went to Amazon and found this cookbook. My husband was a little nervous about the cookbook but I have only had it for a short time but I have cooked many wonderful dishes and my husband is picking them faster than I can cook. My book is already looking worn.

I have owned this cookbook for 7 years and I have cooked at least half of the recipes in this cookbook and they always turn out superb. I have a significant cookbook collection and this is one of the ones I use the most. My only complaint is that a couple of foods are pictured, but not included in the cookbook.

I'm a second generation Nigerian woman. I'm in my early twenties and I never learned how to cook the traditional food that my Mom makes for our family. Now that I'm on my own I found myself yearning for Naija food and this book has REALLY helped me learn to cook traditional Nigerian food. The receipes aren't perfect, but it's the best African cook book I've been able to find.

This book is ok, i am still on hunt for true authentic, west african cooking recipes that include dishes with lamb, stomach, head, Fish, coucous, etc.