page_title: Traditional food
section_title: Africa
hierarchical_section_title: Traditional food / By continent / Africa
caption_attribution_description: English: View of just-harvested bambara nut (Vigna subterranea) in field, Kelongwa Village, Kasempa District, Northwestern Province, Zambia.
context_page_description: Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed through generations or which have been consumed for many generations. Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regional cuisine or local cuisine. Traditional foods and beverages may be produced as homemade, by restaurants and small manufacturers, and by large food processing plant facilities.
  Some traditional foods have geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union designations per European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties: Protected designation of origin, Protected geographical indication and Traditional specialities guaranteed. These standards serve to promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs.
context_section_description: Bambara groundnut – a traditional food crop in Africa
caption: Freshly harvested Bambara groundnuts
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