Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed

African Caribbean and southern food are all known and loved as vibrant and flavor-packed cuisines In Afro-Vegan renowned chef and food justice activist Bryant Terry reworks and remixes the favorite staples ingredients and classic dishes of the African Diaspora to present wholly new creative culinary combinations that will amaze vegans vegetarians and omnivores alikeBlending these colorful cuisines results in delicious recipes like Smashed Potatoes Peas and Corn with Chile-Garlic Oil a recipe inspired by the Kenyan dishirio and Cinnamon-Soaked Wheat Berry Saladwith dried apricots carrots and almonds which is based on a Moroccan tagine Creamy Coconut-Cashew Soup with Okra Corn and Tomatoespays homage to a popular Brazilian dish while incorporating classic Southern ingredients and Crispy Teff and Grit Cakes with Eggplant Tomatoes and Peanuts combines the Ethiopian grain teff with stone-ground corn grits from the Deep South and North Africanzalookdip Therersquos perfect potluck fare such as the simple warming and intensely flavored Collard Greens and Cabbage with Lots of Garlic and the Caribbean-inspiredCocoa Spice Cake with Crystallized Ginger and Coconut-Chocolate Ganacheplus a refreshingRoselle-Rooibos Drinkthatwill satisfy any sweet toothWith more than modern and delicious dishes that draw on Terryrsquos personal memories as well as the history of food that has traveled from the African continentAfro-Vegantakes you on an international food journey Accompanying the recipes are Terryrsquos insights about building community around food along with suggested music tracks from around the world and book recommendations For anyone interested in improving their well-beingAfro-Veganrsquos groundbreaking recipes offer innovative plant-based global cuisine that is fresh healthy and forges a new direction in vegan cooking.