PAN-AFRICA 🌍
With only one stomach at my disposal, and one short meal to eat, the only trouble at this year's United Nations African Mothers Association annual luncheon was that I constantly had to decide what not to each much of. Everything was so delicious, as always, and a few new countries were on the menu. I could not have asked for much more.
This year's event took place on the 21st floor of the Consulate of Nigeria near the UN. Sun was pouring in the windows and the atmosphere was generally festive especially once the music was on. I arrived on the early side and took a seat at an empty table waiting for some other folks I knew that might want to join me, but was quickly joined instead by two Egyptians, a lady from Cape Verde, a South African, and a Libyan. No need to reserve seats when new friends could be made!
A modest $40 donation to the association was all it took to be a part of the meal.
In the program it is said that the foods are prepared by the wives of diplomats. I counted thirteen nations amongst the available cuisines this year, with two more items going unidentified despite trying.
Here are some photos of the buffet feast. I think this is everything except the ndole from 🇨🇲 Cameroon, the seswaa from 🇧🇼 Botswana, and the koshary from 🇪🇬 Egypt. Things got a little frantic as the attendees got hungry and started attacking the buffet line:
🇳🇬 NIGERIA - Puff puffs and meat pies
🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO - Bean Cake
🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO - Chicken
🇨🇮 CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Chicken (on right)
🇨🇻 CABO VERDE - Grilled Salmon
🇷🇼 RWANDA - Boiled orange sweet potatoes
🇹🇿 TANZANIA - Pilau
🇱🇾 LIBYA - Couscous with lamb
Unidentified chicken
🇧🇯 BENIN - Bitter green stew with fufu
🇰🇪 KENYA - Baked potatoes and boneless chicken
🇩🇿 ALGERIA - Dates
🇩🇿 ALGERIA - Baklawa
🇨🇻 CABO VERDE - Sweet rice
🇩🇿 ALGERIA - Griouech
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UNAMA Luncheon
The Consulate of Nigeria
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