There is food at home

It is common knowledge amongst Africans and Nigerians in particular  (speaking for my country people wen I sabi o! ), that we would rather save our money for other household things than on eating out.
Reasons being
1 - our head is calculating how many pots of soup or loaves of bread that money would buy instead
2 - we fear the menu may be overrated; 'not as nice as my aunt's cooking'
3 - we may have already eaten to the full before stepping out and also have a backup snack in tow.

As a result, any child who starts whining and pining for any 'snacks' in sight or for a drop in at an eatery they just passed, gets a standard answer:

'There is food at home'.

Maybe, not everyone says that but if you ask the average African child or young person, the verdict would be the same.

That being said, we do eat out and we do appreciate fine cuisine. More likely than not, such outings would have been motivated by things like, family or friends  birthday celebrations, guys dating girls wanting to make a good impression, seasonal outings or the cook at home just can't be bothered that day. Sometimes too, we visit on a lunch break, when a cold sandwich and crisp don't cut it for the work ahead or when far away from our stash of cooked food in the fridge, like when away on a work trip.

Whilst we are so hands on with our cooking, I realise that one of the ways African cuisine and Caribbean cuisine can be appreciated is by our validation of the efforts of  our many talented eatery owners and caterers. 

So we need to visit them more often and those who have should 'noise' the Eatery or Caterer's fame. We should help with constructive advice where there is room for improvement or simply let the world know that they are brilliant. We need to advertise our food.

 The game is on and all eyes are on us (Africa and The Caribbean Islands) now. 

We still have loads of unprocessed and health boosting foods to be explored.

In the image below is a plan for us to truly get our game on and The Food Hut is committed to pushing through.

Join the campaign; 

Send us your African and Caribbean Food snaps to share via 'The Food Hut Gallery' and help a brother, a sister or a food enthusiast find the goodness you appreciate in your food. You may even be in with a chance to win a voucher for your effort too. 😆

Yes, we know #thereisfoodathome 😥, go on, eat out anyway and send us your pics. 

Thanks xx

Fally Jay 

For The Food Hut.

Cooking Caribbean with 'Original Flava'

In case you have wondered what the Caribbean diet was all about and needed some guidelines; there's even more help now. 📚🎉🎉🎉

Two young men, 'Shaun and Craig McAnuff have taken the challenge of teaching some of us how it's done in a new book called

'Original Flava Caribbean Cookbook'.

It contains over 70 recipes of authentic and modern Caribbean meals also making use of some healthier ingredients.

It is a rich book full of vibrant illustrations and easy to follow recipes.
If you want to get a copy of this book and more, do so by following the link below

http://originalflava.com

They would be glad you did 😆and you would be much the wiser in your Caribbean Cuisine.

Thank you
Fally Jay for The Food Hut 
Facebook - @FJafrocaribbeanfoods

A festive drink from The Caribbean.....going round the world!

Sorrel Drink..

Imma, blogging at Immaculate bites, shares her take on one of my favourite naturally made drinks. I love the aromatic sensation from the cloves and ginger combined with the tangy taste of sorrel. I particularly like to have mine warm as it chases away the winter blues. 😊👍

Join Imma here as she also gives a bit of gist about 'the travels of sorrel' and shares her recipe. 

I have included a you tube video to give the traditional Caribbean option too. 


It's funny how we find ourselves sharing similar tastes even when we may need a visa to even visit each other's countries.

Don't forget we are building a platform here, where we get to know what's being served up in the pots of other nationals in Africa and the Caribbean and show off ours too to potential new customers.

Take up your opportunity to be in the spotlight by leaving your business link in the comment box below, emailing us directly at sales@fallysfoodhut.com or inboxing us on instagram 'fallys_food_hut'.

Later....keep busy in your kitchens.🍴

Fally Jay for The Food Hut.