They are easily combined with both sweet and savoury dishes. The tamarind plant originated in Tropical Africa and India. The growing of the wheat plants originated in the earliest Middle Eastern agricultural societies. It was spread to Egypt where it is widely grown today. Wheat is most commonly baked into bread.
Wheat is the most important grain of the northern hemisphere, but also used in Africa.
Though mostly imported, it is also grown on a wide scale in South Africa and the Maghreb countries. The yam is a vegetable that should not be confused with the sweet potato. Yams come with a white flesh and texture, similar to a turnip. The flesh can be eaten boiled, roasted, baked, mashed or made into chips. Yams are native to tropical regions throughout the world.