'I' is for Injera. Let us celebrate with Ethiopia!

Hip hip hip hooray!

There seems to be no end to the good and exciting news coming out of Ethiopia.
So many progressive moves following a period of great turbulence.
We at The Food Hut are definitely happy for them.

First, their newly elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made many reforms for good since being elected in April. Half of his cabinet are women including the 'defence minister'!

Next, we just heard today that they have nominated a 'female President' in the person of Ms Sahle-Work Zewde. What a landmark event. We hope she gets every necessary support to really get down to 'Work'. 😊.

This week, our food in focus happens to be 'Injera', made from grains that are unique to Ethiopians and Eritreans, called Teff'. 

Why don't we all make the healthy choice and at the same time help Ethiopia progress and celebrate by buying into their economy.

Let us eat Injera or even use Teff flour for our flour based recipes too.

Here's a clip of an Ethiopian Vegan Food Stall often found at Greenwich Market near The Cutty Sark.
They were adding colour to our recently concluded Woolwich Carnival

Congratulations Ethiopia!

What do I sell?

Nothing.

'So why are you here then?', you may ask? I am here because I would like to make a living showing off

'What makes you African or Caribbean  (the latter by personal interest)'

'And that, in the way of your unique foods and the cultures behind them'

I also want

to direct people searching, people looking 

for a quick 'home food' fix or for longer term cooking, provision solutions

to your market doorstep.

In short,

 I am here for you

African and Caribbean Foodprenneurs! 

Scratch my back and I can help scratch yours.

Visit our various social media handles to see what we can offer you and I am sure, the more we are together, the merrier and happier we shall all be. 😁

DM us via Facebook or Instagram for coverage of your business or an advert slot in our website www.fallysfoodhut.com. Let's see how we can be of help to each other. 

So take care 😀👍,  till the next blog.

Fally Jay

FFH Places to eat I go Chop Medium

I go Chop, a contemporary Nigerian food outfit in Camberwell, SE5.

A visit will leave you pleasantly surprised.

Korede's Africoal: a closer look

Yessss! 😎 Summer is settling in more and more and people tend to become more creative with their lunch and eating out ideas. Uh hmm...

So, I went out to discover indeed and I wasn't dissapointed

Easy to locate: the eatery name alone brought me straight here on my google maps navigation
Strategically placed by the Mill Road roundabout on Brook Street, a free parking lot is a few minutes walk across the road from it.

Food Style: African inspired BBQ grills of assorted meats and fish, side snacks, your regular sandwich rolls, burgers, chips etc. You are spolit for choice actually. There are nicely chilled drinks to accompny the food too.

Service:For a quick work lunch or Dinner at home, Korede's Africoal is the place to go. 

Orders can be taken online or over the phone, for delivery as far as Dartford and Abbeywood. 

Your 😋 tasty food is typically ready for collection or delivery 15 - 20 mins later unless advised differently beforehand and the 'spicyness or lessness' as you prefer, is taken into consideration. They are also mindful of any allergens you indicate that you have concerns about. 

Neat seating spaces are also available for you to eat as you watch Erith go by. 😎😌

Bulk orders can also be taken based on individual consultations.

Opening times; Monday to Saturday noon till 11pm and Sunday 1pm till 9pm

Testimonial: A man in the next shop came out as I was passing by to say, 'The best burgers and chips I have ever had come from Korede's Africoal. Every one should buy from here. It would knock your block off'  😆

You would probably have to buy yours to get a feel of what he meant or felt. 

I left with mine; 

The Fave rave - Jollof  Rice and Lamb Ribs Suya or Grilled Lamb Ribs as their customers call it and a cold drink escort. 🙋👍😍💣👏

Your turn now,off you go; for your choice meal from their menu and let us know how it goes. 

Don't forget to say you heard of them from Fally Jay of The Food Hut.

Enjoy!

Fally's Food Hut presents Chichi Okoye of ChiChi Dishes

Hello there!

I was out and about last Sunday when I came across this lady carrying the flag for African food here in the UK.
I just had to have a word with her 😊

Trust me when I say we shall definitely be hearing more from her in the future. 

Meanwhile, here is a bit of my discourse with her

Enjoy, we shall catch up later otherwise watch our Facebook page @FJafrocaribbeanfoods for more of such news and reviews.

Fally Jay.😉

Edirin at Deptford #afrocaribbeanpopupcatering

'Edinrin', the name of an industrious young man at work during the regular market days at Deptford High Street in London.
The pictures below speak for themselves.  😊

I say we need more of such, particularly in the city. Definitely worth duplicating in our various city hotspots.
It is a good way of bringing our 'good food' to those who never tasted such too.

Well done Edinrin. 😊 🎉💪🌟

#popupkitchen #AfroCaribbeanfood #fallysfoodhut #streetcatering

Later, 

Fally Jay for The Food Hut 

Èkó food market - an open secret in Charlton SE7 (Grocer Review)

You know how it is with us, we keep to tried and tested tracks only until someone assures us of something new?

Well, yesterday I decided to stop by Èkó Food  Market and I was pleasantly surprised.

The shop has the set up of someone who knows what they are about, very well organised and neat.

A moderate sized shop with well packaged and presented Afro Caribbean food products, some even shop branded.

There's a cooked foods counter for your typical African/Nigerian dishes. The Romanian clerk who says his name is 'Ayodeji 😁' even gave me a little taster. The food was 😋 yum!

To make matters better, they offer weekend all you can eat buffets (😮) with a dedicated seating area for it, as well as catering services on request.

So much more to say, but I will let the pictures do the rest.

One thing I know is that the lady (Jollofe brand owner) is on to a good thing and will definitely be one to watch and patronise.

 

#africanfood #grocer #Caterer #foodvendor #naijafood #afrocaribbeanfoods #naijafood #africanfoodbuffet

So enjoy your weekend, go exploring Fally Jay for The Food Hut 😗 

Dinner with friends at K- Spice Erith 👌👌

Address: 13 Pier Rd, London, Erith DA8 1TA
http://www.kspiceafrorestaurant.com/

It was a Friday evening and relatively quiet. We phoned ahead the day before to confirm our order to ensure its availability on the day.

Here are some pictures from the outing:

 puff puff

nkwobi

 Isi ewu

suya

yam porridge and plantain

 afang soup and pounded yam

white rice, ayamase, moin moin and plantain (😃 couldn't wait for the picture..?)

take away menu

K-spice loyalty scheme

     

All in all a very good day, all the meals went down well. If you like hot and spicy, you can definitely get it there.

Good sized portions served so you need to be hungry. Especially...for the isi-ewu. Extra Grande size!

Ambience is clean, nice and friendly. 

If you find yourself in the area, give it a try. It is good value for good food. You may even want to start their loyalty scheme too.

Oki Doki, that's all for now. 

Let us know if you would like us to review your restaurant or if you can cook up a storm,  serve a crowd with ease or you are just too good at what you do making African and Caribbean dishes. 

(See email address below)

Fally Jay for The Food Hut.      

Manna Superstores Woolwich

This shop is one of my favourite haunts down SE18. Owned by a pleasant mannered Ghanaian couple, I often go there for select yam tubers and bottled 'shitto'.

Shitto is a deep fried hot sauce with lots of pepper, some fish or crayfish and other spices. It is a Ghanaian specialty. 'Spicy and nice 😅'

Fried or boiled yam with shitto, together are something else. You must try it sometime.

Perhaps you can go there

Manna Superstores -30 Thomas St, Thamesmead West, London SE18 6HT;

Or ask at your local African and Caribbean food store for their best shitto and get yourself some yam or plantain even and let me know how it goes.

They are good at stocking all things Ghanaian and more, so if you in an experimental mode, that's the place to go.

Yesterday, I came across these when I visited the store; small green garden eggs or pea aubergine and coco yam leaves. (unusual..😒)

Coco yam leaves are sometimes referred to as Taro or Kontomire by the Ghanaians and can be used for vegetable stew as described in yesterday's blog.

Seeing as these items were together in store, I figured there must be an indigenous recipe to be discovered ....I found two.😃. 

1. Coco yam leaves soup courtesy of Aftrad Village Kitchen

2. Coco yam leave soup with groundnut paste. 

Those greens have definitely sparked my interest, especially with all the rave about our health. I will be giving it a try. 

Otherwise simply add the Coco yam leaves to vegetable stew and chew on the garden egg raw, so much health benefits therein, and I am told they are on weekly supply to the shop.

Have a smashing weekend and leave comments or links to your own shopping haunts in your area or proven caterer per excellence in the box below. You can also contact us by email.

Fally Jay for The Food Hut.