In African food culture, the staple food is usually cassava and plantain. As an extremely adaptable organism, cassava can grow even on poor soil. Therefore, Africa’s cassava production is very high, accounting for half of the world’s production. Cassava, which is made in multiple ways, is also a unique flavor in Africa. As for plantains, Africans do not regard them as a fruit, but as a way to fill their stomachs. Cassava and plantain are very popular in Africa, but as another main food, corn is also indispensable. Africans may have a natural love for corn, and the sweetness of corn can be smelled in the streets and alleys. The home-cooked meal of Africans is a homemade meal made from corn called "Ugali". The special way of making Ugali will make you smell the strong smell that lingers in the final stage of baking in the pot, making your mouth water. When entertaining guests in Africa, you don’t need big fish or meat, but ugali is indispensable. Friends who come to Africa can try the specially made corn dinner.

In many African countries, in addition to staple foods such as rice and corn, most poor black people eat cassava, which is cheaper and resistant to hunger. They like to use cassava flour, mutton, beef, potatoes, etc., or use plantain instead of cassava as the main raw material, smash it with a stick, and then wrap it with leaves and steam it. The fruits in Africa mainly include bananas, pineapples, watermelons, mangoes, and oranges. Most of the vegetables in Africa are tomatoes, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, and cabbage.

When black people eat, it makes people feel that no matter what it is, it is fried and roasted first. They all like to eat roasted bats, roasted chicken, roasted lamb, roasted beef... This is the same in Africa. Common foods, bananas they also bake, bread, such as pillow bread, they will cut into slices and fried. Barbecuing and frying are just like a special cooking method for black people. Although it tastes more delicious, it is also unhealthy. From this aspect, unhealthy food culture is also one of the reasons why black people have a low life expectancy.