#bissap

[itchangesallthetime]

Bissap and Bouye sorbet

[puppadumz]

Fuck I love tea.

[nemesyaaa]

bf!pope x earthy/boho!gf!reader (moodboards and aesthetic) i don't like it at all (feel like it's rushed...)but i love the earthy core so bad.

“ sweet creature, sweet creature. wherever i go. you bring me home ” harry styles lyrics.

i picture earthy!boho!reader like the most peaceful soul and mind. she has her own world, and bring pope in everytime. she's always smiling and helpful. she helps pope, even if he doesnt ask. this reader don't try to fix him, or whatever, she's just caring. and try to understand why the kindness boy of the world doesnt have the most beautiful and heartwarming life ? she help him to reconnect with nature but also his culture, she's like the daughter of the nature, an earthy nymph who love peace more than anything.

but she also loves jazz, random refreshing places, she has a bunch of cats that she never forget to feed. pope helps her to rescue some abandonned animals, bobby heyward really love her, she lives in her garden with full of flowers and plants like a fairy, she loves making homemade meals, hanging out near lakes, taking therapeutic walks, staying in the grass for hours.

while pope works, she paints him. because she loves his focused face. he's like a muse. his face is a work of art.

she has a ton of boho jewelry that she shares with pope. because he is not afraid to wear necklaces, bracelets, foot and waist chains like her.

she is definitely an artist who makes music (flute and tom-tom), and indie films. she smoke weed.

she wants to adopt children later.

even though she is uncertain about her future, all she knows is that she wants to be with pope forever. she save money for their future needs.

dynamics core ;

you love taking your shower at the waterfall with him, kissing him while the water continues to flow over the two of you. you like to ride bikes in pairs on abandoned paths. you like to take him to drink coconuts and bissap. you like hanging out with him at the bookstore and especially when he carries you on his back because you're too lazy to walk.

I know this man loves braiding your hair, but especially adding flowers, jewelry and accessories.

he loves taking photos of you when you have a butterfly on your skin, a ladybug on your hand, a chick on your legs, a cat in your arms.

he's in love your honor. and you're his safe place.

( hope you like it bby @annoyingassleo <33 i did my best actually or i tried. )

[theafroamericaine]

Soul Food: A Black American Cuisine

Baked macaroni and cheese, candied yams, collard greens, smothered chicken, fried chicken, fried fish, oxtails, ham hocks, okra, jambalaya, dirty rice, gumbo, cornbread, shrimp and grits etc... the possibilities are endless when it comes to down this ethnic cuisine.

Originating in the American South amongst enslaved Africans this cuisine combines West African, Central African, Western European, and Indigenous cuisine of the Americas. Having to survive off of inadequate provisions and trying to preserve their traditional recipes, enslaved peoples laid the groundwork for soul food. "Soul" is used to describe African-American culture and its' people as a whole, the term gained popularity in the 1960s. Initially soul food was looked down upon and wasn't respected in the North amongst other Black communities it garnered attention due to the Great Migration and has since become a staple in most households. From Sunday church gatherings to backyard barbecues (cookouts) to dinner tables to restaurant menus, this cuisine has become a symbol of cultural pride and perseverance.

Truly food from the soul.

Cornbread, greens, mac and cheese, yams and fried chicken.

Soul food is closely associated with the Southern cuisine of the United States. There are a few different versions of soul food, you can have it Creole, Cajun or Gullah style; just like most dishes it depends on the region.

Jambalaya and Louisiana seafood gumbo

Spaghetti and catfish

"Soul food historian Adrian Miller said the difference between soul food and Southern food is that soul food is intensely seasoned and uses a variety of meats to add flavor to food and adds a variety of spicy and savory sauces. These spicy and savory sauces add robust flavor. This method of preparation was influenced by West African cuisine where West Africans create sauces to add flavor and spice to their food. Black Americans also add sugar to make cornbread, while "white southerners say when you put sugar in corn bread, it becomes cake"[9]. European immigrants seasoned and flavored their food using salt, pepper, and spices. African Americans add more spices, and hot and sweet sauces to increase the spiciness, or heat of their food.[10] Bob Jeffries, the author of Soul Food Cookbook, said the difference between soul food and Southern food is: "While all soul food is Southern food, not all Southern food is soul. Soul food cooking is an example of how really good Southern [African-American] cooks cooked with what they had available to them."[11] - Sourced from Wikipedia

June is National Soul Food Month.

Red Drink aka Liquid Soul

Red drink is derived from West Africa's hibiscus tea called bissap. The plant's flower petals are brewed resulting in a cranberry-red to magenta-purple color, depending upon dried or fresh petals being used. Kola is another one that's brewed using kola nuts. Bissap and red kola nut brew are hospitality drinks that can still be found in West Africa to this day. Jamaicans also have a similar drink called sorrel.

Like with soul food African-Americans created an adaption from their homeland's drink. Red lemonade was popular in the 1870s-1880s, coloring the beverage with fruits like cherries and strawberries; then red soda in the 1890s and finally powdered drinks such as Poly Pop and Kool-Aid in the 1920s. Just like bissap or red kola nut brew, liquid soul is our hospitality drink. Whenever there's a gathering you can almost bet this beverage will be there. It doesn't matter the flavors or drink type just as long as it's red.

"What exactly do I mean by “red drink?” Well, in soul-food culture, red is not just a color, it’s also a flavor. We soul-food aficionados don’t get caught up in describing a drink as “cherry,” “strawberry,” or “tropical punch,” and we don’t say it has “hints of cranberry.” It’s just “red.” Red drinks have such a special cultural resonance that whenever African Americans gather together, there’s usually a red drink in the mix. In short, it’s liquid soul." -Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller

Writing this piece has been enlightening and entertaining; my goal is to showcase our ethnic cuisine and give some history behind it for a better understanding for Black History Month. There is so much more to soul food history that I would be here all day if I wrote it out. I also love to find similarities among the diaspora. Our jambalaya rice is similar to West Africa's jollof rice, our gumbo is similar to West Africa's okra soup. Red drink is also referred to as "red drank" in some areas, here in Detroit we prefer Faygo red sodas (pop), but in the South they prefer Big Red. "Red, in many West African cultures, is a symbol of strength, spirituality, and life and death, according to historians."

I would like everyone to list their favorite cultural meal in the comments below and their favorite drink along with it. Thanks for reading!

Source 1. Source 2. Source 3. Source 4. Source 5.

[fatehbaz]

[A variation of] agua fresca [...] has its origins in the culture of the Mexica (Aztec) [...]. Nearly synonymous with the global tropics and subtropics, hibiscus has become a symbolic representation of the Caribbean’s transnational past, present, and future. Both the flower and the people who have long cared for it found their way to the Caribbean as a result of transatlantic flows that accompanied European imperial expansion. [...]

It’s widely assumed that hibiscus first made its way to the Caribbean from Africa, a continent that has long been home to a wide variety of hibiscus flowers. Among them are Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and Roselle/hibiscus/bissap (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) in the African Savanna Complex and Okra/gumbo (Hibiscus esculentus L.) in the West African Savanna-Forest Complex. [...] The narratives of hibiscus migration are often associated with the violent histories of the Atlantic slave trade. [...] As noted by Judith Carney and Richard N. Rosomoff in [...] In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World, enslaved peoples mobilized food as a way to survive and thrive despite the violence inflicted against them, particularly by cultivating kitchen gardens. [...] These plots had different names in different parts of the Caribbean, such as conucos in the Hispanic Caribbean, kunukus in the Dutch Caribbean, and “ground provisions” in the West Indies. [...] [T]hey made a home [...], with Hibiscus becoming a staple garden plant, mainly consumed as a herbal beverage, called by different names in various parts of Africa (bissap, wonjo, foléré, dabileni, tsobo, zobo, or sobolo). In the Americas, the drink is referred to as sorrel or agua de Jamaica. [...]

Hibiscus also has deep roots in Asia, which is the homeplace of various species of the genus. The introduction of Asian species to the Caribbean via indentured servants added another layer to the narratives of forced labor and migration in the region. 

Imperial powers supplemented enslaved labor in the plantation system with indentured labor -- a system  of bonded exploitation that followed the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. Between 1837 and 1920, more than 2.2 million Chinese, Indians, Javanese, Malagasy, and free Africans were indentured on tropical plantations [...].

Hibiscus tiliaceus, for example, is one species that arrived with indentured Indians. As elaborated by Tobagonian scholar Brinsley Samaroo, this plant had various purposes; it was used for [...] worship, in toothbrushing, as fodder for animals, and for creating hedges and flower gardens.  [...]

These practices show interesting parallels in how the diasporic communities of African and Indian descent in the Caribbean have mobilized the plant [...].

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Text by:  Andrés Triana Solórzano. “Plant of the Month: Hibiscus.” JSTOR Daily. 28 April 2023. [Some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.]

[pigeonneaux]

Ma grand-mère a lavé ma boule à thé et l'avait posé sur la table de la cuisine pour que je la récupère

Moi du coup jlai machinalement rangée dans le tiroir ou on a les couverts + les mini chinois pour le thé, parce que je vis la, et ce matin je l'ai retrouvé sur le comptoir (pas utilisé hein) (juste. Pas dans le Tiroir)

A chaque fois que je rentre dans la salle de bain et que je vois que ma brosse a dent a été débranchée jme sent comme le mec dans Get Out

[astraystayyh]

Moots as food? Random I know 😺

i love this question

@forlix there are so many ways for me to describe xi BUT i’d say she’s this sweet chicken bastilla that my grandma always makes just for me when i go visit her because it reminds me of home each time i eat it and xi feels like home to me too

@rachalixie cinnamon rolls because they feel like a hug melting in my mouth and the smell of sugar that fills my kitchen when i make them reminds me of her comforting, loving soft aura

@dorisnumber1fan is tiramisu!!! my favorite comfort dessert because she’s one of my fav humans and her existence brings me so much comfort too

@cbini these spicy noodles + hot honey garlic wings i make because they always ALWAYS scratch an itch in my brain whenever i crave them (just like em’s writing does), they’re so rich and their taste lingers in my mind days after i had them (again just like her works which haven’t left my mind)

@milkandhyunnie like vi’s name she reminds me of this milk tea and honey drink i make whenever i want to calm down after a long day. despite the heart wrenching angst in her writing, they still feel so comforting to read, probably because she depicts hyunjin very softly and i love to read him by her

@hwajin omg kathy is my favorite strawberry vanilla custard tart!!! because her strawberry chapstick drabble hasnt left my mind AND that tart is so sweet and yet citrusy just like her hyunjin works (so sweet, so soft, so intimate but also SO SOOO hot and that perfect balance always leaves me dead)

@its-stayville-forever my favorite french toast recipe that my mom used to make us on sundays because it reminds me of comfort and happiness and all her comments and reblogs and messages seriously feel like a hug to me

@stardustlixie is chocolate chip cookies (extra chocolate chips) because baking them gives me a break from the real world just like i’s and nyx’s interactions make me feel (and THEYRE SO SWEET JUST LIKE THEM)

@minhosimthings is bissap, my favorite drink made up of dried hibiscus because i feel like her essence is ground flower petals and stardust (and it’s really sweet just like mona and i always look forward to that first sip just like i always look forward to our interactions hehe)

@hyunverse is so so sweet so she reminds me of banofe pie because eating it always make me so happy as our interactions dooo (and that recipe is so easy to make and it’s so easy to talk to maze)

@want2besomeoneelse is an apple tart with vanilla icecream and a caramel sauce, very sweet, very comforting, can always pick you up on a bad day as she does to me

@sulfurcosmos is carrot cake!!!! my favorite cake to make, it’s full of spices and depth (just like she is, SO interesting to talk to) but also filled with warmth and comfort (like her sweet aura!!!) and makes my kitchen smell amazing afterwards (+ ice tea because ti and tea KAJDJD)

[perduedansmatete]

boire du bissap au soleil la définition du bonheur

[blessingsareallaround-justlook]

my mom taught me how to make bissap

[whyamistillawake]

been drinking hibiscus tea as of late and ive come to the conclusion that most if not all red liquids(?) are the irl equivalent of health potions. tomato soup. bissap. red gatorade. borscht. fruit punch. probably missing something but i think its true

[readyforevolution]

Facts about The Gambia 🇬🇲

Africa’s Smiling Coast, the Gambia, is known for its kind, welcoming, and hospitable people. The tiny West African nation is blessed with beautiful beaches and amazing landscape.

Here are 10 interesting facts that you should know about the Gambia:

1. It's the smallest country in mainland Africa.

2. Gambians vote using marbles. During elections, Gambians vote using marbles by going inside a private booth, with holes in the ground marked with each candidate. They then simply drop their marble into the hole of the candidate they choose.

3. The Gambia is home to nine different tribes. It’s largest tribes are the Mandinka, along with the Fula and Wolof.

4. Agriculture is a major source of income.

5. The Gambia once sat at the center of the slàve trade.

6. There is a sacred crocodile pool in Bakau.

7. Bissap is the nation’s number one drink.

8. The Gambia is predominantly a Muslim country.

9. There are close to 600 species of birds in the country.

10. It's one of the friendliest and safest places to visit in the world.

Guys let's get our YouTube channel (YT: Historical Africa) to 100k subscribers. Kindly click on the link to subscribe 🙏🏿 https://youtube.com/c/HistoricalAfrica

[kumotlc]

I’m drinking Bissap from a champagne cup

[bbyes]

Le French - Bissap

[studiop8-blog]

Les Bantous: Une explosion de saveurs africaines

intimité familiale 6.2

GIOVANNI ARSENE KUATE TAKAM 22007100

Un comptoir alléchant, vitrine des délices

Cette deuxième photo dévoile les trésors culinaires qui se cachent derrière la vitre d'un comptoir. Ici, les grillades africaines sont mises à l'honneur, dégageant des effluves appétissantes qui embument la surface transparente. Poulets rôtis, poissons grillés à la perfection, tchieb, alloco et beignets croustillants s'exposent fièrement, n'attendant que d'être dégustés.Juste au-dessus, un étalage de boissons rafraîchissantes vient compléter l'expérience. Des jus de bissap et de gingembre, réputés pour leurs vertus aphrodisiaques, côtoient quelques canettes de boissons gazeuses. Un vendeur affairé veille sur ce comptoir tentateur, prêt à servir les clients avec le sourire.Dans un coin, un écran de télévision diffuse de la musique africaine entraînante, ajoutant une touche d'ambiance chaleureuse à ce lieu unique. Les Bantous est bien plus qu'un simple restaurant, c'est une véritable immersion dans les saveurs et la culture du continent africain, une expérience à la fois gustative et sensorielle.

[achillei]

Esses são os que mais me impressionam,

HIBISCO 🌺 ❤️

Chá de Hibisco: hibisco, hibisco e hibisco

Bissap: hibisco, gengibre e limão

Teh Jahe Rosella: hibisco, gengibre e mel

Latte Amorzinho: hibisco, leite e mel

Tempero Rosa: hibisco, leite e canela

Zobo: hibisco, gengibre e gengibre

Torta de Mertilos e Hibisco: hibisco, mel e menta

[teecupangel]

Okay, so @fanworldbuildingfun, @wolfofwhat and @annarooma wanted me to start adding notes in my fics about the research I did and I thought “Oh fuck, I have to find the bible verses I used for that tentacle demon fic” and then I realized that might not be what you guys want. XD

Anyway, I’ll start posting more fic trivia here and some ‘research’ I did for Eagle of Alamut.

To start us off, you might have noticed I tend to add hibiscus tea in my fics at times, specifically associating it with Malik and the Al-Sayfs.

It is NOT because of hanakotoba (I know, weird, right? Me? Not adding flower language???) as you might have guessed.

It is actually a reference to an actual recipe in the official Assassin's Creed: The Culinary Codex.

The Bissap Potion

It was meant to show my headcanon that the Al-Sayf is an old Assassin family.

…………… and I like hibiscus tea XD