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Cowpea, a truly Senegalese ingredient for decolonizing street food

Cowpea, a truly Senegalese ingredient for decolonizing street food

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Cowpea or niébé is an essential ingredient in Senegalese street food. Branded as ‘food for the poor’ by the colonists, the cowpea has long been neglected by African countries. But chef Fati Niang is determined to give niébé a comeback as a popular legume used to flavour fancy finger food recipes like accras


Hosted by Tokunbo Salako. 


Written and produced by Naira Davlashyan, Marta Rodríguez Martínez, Aisling Ní Chúláin, and Alice Carnevali


With original reporting by Marta Moreiras. 


The theme music is by Andy Robini. 


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