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We are what we eat
The food we eat literally determines who we are. It influences our physical, mental and even emotional well-being. From Egypt’s Cairo to Burundi’s Gitega, this issue of The Niles attempts to explore the essentials of food: from conflict and food insecurity to the sensory aspects of preparing and eating national dishes.
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Eat ancient grains to ward off future food insecurity
Today, teff is being hailed internationally as a “superfood” for its nutrients. But the tiny grain has been feeding Ethiopians for 4,000 years.
30.12.2019
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Alaa Eliass
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Eat traditional, homemade foods to stay healthy
Modern lives prefer fast, easily prepared food and baby formula. But slow-cooked, old fashioned diets are far healthier.
30.12.2019
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Eat with your family, cook with your grandmother
Food is a family affair in Sudan – from learning the recipes to weekly gatherings around a large table.
30.12.2019
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Plant crops in the city
Recent estimates place Addis Ababa’s population at over seven million. Feeding so many people means that farming cannot only take place in rural areas.
29.12.2019
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Make food security the top agenda in the Nile Basin
The Nile Basin Initiative is in a race for time as growing populations still rely on rain to grow crops. Irrigation is a solution on the one hand, but a new challenge on the other.
29.12.2019
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How to make good bread
Ayman El-Rabi, a baker from Cairo, speaks about his work and the importance of bread in Egypt.
28.12.2019