Item 13: An African Food Podcast

Episode 16 Aired: Wednesday, August 26th 2020

Inside a Sudanese Kitchen with Omer Eltigani

Omer Eltigani is a cook and author, currently working on Sudan's first cookbook. Previously a hospital pharmacist, Omer felt a lack of representation in Sudanese food online and in the UK so wanted to do something about. He hopes to use food as a learning tool to broaden people's horizons about Sudan, which is often associated with negative press. Find the Sudanese Kitchen online:

Omer Eltigani

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