For Phoenix chef Patience Ogunbanjo of Lasgidi Cafe, Kwanzaa is a way to celebrate her American community and African roots. She's making Jollof rice.
For chef Patience Ogunbanjo of Lasgidi Cafe in Phoenix, Kwanzaa is a relatively new tradition, and one she's fallen in love with.
She continued to celebrate each year and was especially inspired by a friend in Philadelphia whose father owned an Afrocentric bookstore and would hold one of the biggest Kwanzaa celebrations in Philly with different events every night for guests to celebrate the seven principles of the holiday together.Celebrated for seven days from Dec. 26 to Jan.1 each year, each day of Kwanzaa represents one of the holiday's principles: Umoja , Kujichagulia , Ujima , Ujamaa , Nia , Kuumba and Imani .
Most Kwanzaa feasts consist of one-pot dishes, Ogunbanjo said, adding that this is where her signature jollof rice comes in. "For me, one of the keys to Jollof rice is actually cooking down your pepper base," Ogunbanjo said."You know that tomato is very tart, and the taste of peppers can be super tangy. So, the longer you let it simmer, like a traditional tomato sauce, the better it's going to taste."
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