Leaves, Fruits, and Vegetables: Africa Discovers Chinese Cuisine

After a two-week immersion in Beijing, African journalists explored the diversity of Chinese cuisine, which features vegetables, cereals, fish, meats, and rice or corn-based dishes. They observed that Chinese food goes far beyond popular dishes like spring rolls, revealing its own eating habits and rhythms. In Africa, Chinese cuisine is often limited to a few exported dishes, but this experience highlights a culinary richness still largely unknown on the continent.