Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Packed with nutrients, this quick-cooking, nutty-tasting cereal is delicious and versatile—it's also gluten-free. Resilient, with ...

From the perspective of a home cook, fonio is a dream come true; "Fonio is very versatile and it cooks in five minutes," says Thiam. "There is a Bambara language saying that 'fonio never embarrasses ...

What She’s Known For: Serving the Southern food she grew up eating alongside new dishes she has created. Showcasing the seasonality and nuance in Southern food. FONIO, AN ANCIENT GRAIN that has been ...

Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, ¼ cup olive oil and chile flakes to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the olives, shallot or onion, ...

Recently, when I asked chef Pierre Thiam why West African cuisine was suddenly being touted as a new food trend, he laughed and said, “It’s been around for a few thousand years.” Then he thought for a ...

Pierre Tham has been evangelizing the merits of fonio for years. The ancient grain has more than 5,000 years of history in West Africa, and the Senegalese chef and cookbook author knows all about its ...

An individual grain of fonio is tiny, like a speck of sand. But this humble, mostly unknown grain has a massive mission: Stimulate the economy in sub-Saharan Africa, undo the lingering effects of ...

Packed with nutrients, this quick-cooking, nutty-tasting cereal is delicious and versatile—it's also gluten-free. Resilient, with deep roots, fonio flourishes in the dry savannas across West ...