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Why are we here? Since its founding in 2007, Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet's goal has been to highlight Africa through its food and culture. Our mission at The African Gourmet Food Charity division is to empower communities in Africa through culinary education and sustainable food initiatives. We aim to preserve and celebrate African culinary heritage while promoting nutrition, economic empowerment, and environmental stewardship. By fostering skills development and promoting local ingredients, we strive to create a thriving food ecosystem that benefits both individuals and the community at large. Together, we envision a future where everyone can access nutritious, culturally rich meals and opportunities for a better livelihood. 

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Africa has 54 countries that are incredibly diverse in their cultures, histories, and landscapes. These countries are often plagued with a range of challenges, but they are also full of inspiring stories of resilience and progress. Despite their many obstacles, the people of Africa continue to strive for a better future, and their achievements are truly remarkable. From the Sahara's deserts to the Congo's rainforests, Africa is a place of incredible beauty, complexity, and dynamism. There is so much to discover and learn about this fascinating continent, and it is well worth exploring in depth.

Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet goal is to highlight Africa through her food and culture.

Why are we here? Since its founding in 2007, Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet's goal has been to highlight Africa through its food and culture. Learn facts about the African continent countries and regions are endless; just look at the map of Africa's vastness of people, culture, food and living, and ancient history.

Who is Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet

Chic African Culture is the brainchild of Ivy Newton, a graduate of Florida A and M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Ms. Newton’s family history has tentacles on two different continents, Africa and America.

Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet goal is to highlight Africa through her food and culture. 

The African country of Mozambique in Southeast Africa is her country of origin, specifically from the tourist and fishing port town of Porto Amelia, now known as Pemba. Her family's occupation is fishing; fishing in the Mozambique Channel is the family's lifeblood.

Many of The African Gourmet cooking and recipe division of Chic African Culture recipes derive from Mozambique with limitless seafood recipes. Many recipes from The African Gourmet are gleam directly from family and friends still living in Mozambique and every African country.

Why are we here?

Since its founding in 2007, Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet's goal is to highlight Africa through its food and culture. The objective is to show true facts about Africa and its 54 vastly diverse troubled, yet intensely uplifting countries to inspire old and new souls.

Africa is inspirational and has much more than poverty porn, war, and immigrants. We are here making our mark in the respective field of truth about Africa because Africa is worthy of respect and love. Images of Africa and African people in the media tend to be quite negative; while no place on earth is 100 percent positive, no place is 100 percent negative.

Africa is home to more unknown history than known. A map of Africa does not begin to show the vastness of people, culture, food, the living and ancient history of the African continent. Established in 2007, Chic African Culture is a learning tool to meet the demand for better education about the entire continent of Africa.

Chic African Culture and The African Gourmet Morrua Mozambique is home
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Our family recipe from Mozambique features a delicious coconut crab stew made with fresh crab and coconut, which are essential ingredients in traditional coastal cuisine.

Family recipe Mozambique coconut crab stew recipe is made of fresh crab and coconut, staples in our Mozambique coastal cooking.

Make Easy Stewed Mozambique Crab Coconut Recipe

Serves 4

Easy African food recipe

Total time from start to finish 55 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 pound fresh crab meat

1 large onion diced

2 large tomatoes chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 small fresh ginger grated

1 teaspoon ground turmeric

1 hot pepper diced

1/3 cup coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons cooking oil

Directions

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry onion and spices for about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, peanut butter, and coconut milk and simmer for 20 minutes or until slightly thick. Add crab meat. Serve with rice.

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