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Jars of shea butter and cocoa butter with shea nuts and cocoa beans

Cocoa Butter vs. Shea Butter: Which Is Better for Your Skin & Hair?

Cocoa butter vs. shea butter compared for dry skin, face, hair and stretch marks. An honest guide to choosing the right butter, from Chicago's African market.

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Glazed chicken wings and cream cheese topped with Jamaican Pickapeppa sauce

What Is Pickapeppa Sauce? Jamaica's Famous Sauce & How to Use It

Pickapeppa is Jamaica's famous tangy sauce, made since 1921. Learn what it tastes like, what it's made of, and how to use it on meat, jerk, cream cheese and more.

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Woman adding maca powder to a banana smoothie

Maca Powder Benefits, Taste & How to Use It

What maca root powder is, what it tastes like, easy ways to use it, what research says about its benefits, and who should avoid it.

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Man washing hands with a green antibacterial soap bar

Dettol Soap: What It Is, Uses & Is It Good for Your Skin?

What Dettol soap is, how it differs from Dettol liquid, how to use it, and whether it's right for your face, eczema-prone skin or babies.

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Nigerian family Sunday lunch with pounded yam, egusi soup and jollof rice

Nigerian Food: 25 Traditional Nigerian Dishes to Try

25 traditional Nigerian dishes: rice, soups, swallows, street food and breakfast, with a soup and swallow pairing chart and where to buy ingredients.

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Festive West African family table with jollof, egusi, suya, plantain and attieke

West African Food: 30 Popular Dishes to Try (With Recipes)

A guide to 30 popular West African foods from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali, with recipes and the pantry staples to cook them.

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Family eating fufu with light soup and egusi soup

What Is Fufu? What It's Made Of, How to Make It & How to Eat It

What fufu is, what it's made of, the different types, how to make it from flour in 10 minutes, and how to eat it the traditional way.

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