SIERRA LEONIAN BANANA PANCAKES
Serves 4

3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup rice flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon peanut oil
1 medium egg, beaten
Water

Mix banana with dry ingredients in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients using enough water to make a thick pancake batter. Fry on griddle and ( Read more... )

Sierra Leone shares the cuisine of much of western Africa, staples of which include cassava (tapioca comes from its processed root, btw), yams, plantains, bananas, palm oil, peanuts and lots of fruits and vegetables. Fish is an important source of protein in coastal areas. Cacao is grown as an export crop to provide for the chocolate consumed so ( Read more... )

SIERRA LEONE derives its name from Portuguese explorers who, when first sighting the land in the year 1405 during a fierce storm, mistakenly interpreted the sound of thunder coming from the mountains as roaring lions. Other folklore tradition states that the Portuguese sailors said that the shape of the mountains "looked liked lions". Hence, they ( Read more... )