tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618276.post3248249566699461845..comments2024-03-14T05:19:03.379-05:00Comments on Koranteng's Toli: A Taste of AfricaKorantenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280138409675883100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618276.post-84492912027009397702007-05-11T20:21:00.000-05:002007-05-11T20:21:00.000-05:00The current address of A Taste of Africa3015 Shatt...The current address of <BR/>A Taste of Africa<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3015+Shattuck+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA&sll=37.882754,-122.269637&sspn=0.007299,0.013733&ie=UTF8&ll=37.856372,-122.266417&spn=0.007302,0.013733&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1" REL="nofollow">3015 Shattuck Ave</A><BR/>Berkeley, CA 94705Korantenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280138409675883100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618276.post-28043226000275915072007-04-29T13:17:00.000-05:002007-04-29T13:17:00.000-05:00On the jollof rice business, I think that is how t...On the jollof rice business, I think that is how the Cameroonians cook it: they always serve it with ndole. In Ghana most of the flavour comes from the tomato-based stew the rice is cooked in, you don't add any gravy. Ndole has its own addictive taste so I suppose they tone down the jollof quotient.<BR/><BR/>You're right however about the business of lightness. It's a two-parter, firstly it's California, I simply have been unable to find the proverbial heavy food (other than the Ghanaian restaurant). Secondly they're moving slightly upscale from the chop bars of legend (there's a chop bar in the Bronx, frequented by cab drivers that is probably my favourite chop bar in the US - don't get there before midnight, it's the heavyweight champion). My cousin used to go to the little van that Mama used to work out of so had it pegged as a very local chop bar. When I told her that they'd moved, she too was concerned about a potential deprecation of the cab driver aesthetic. We'll do lunch there one of these weekends and I'll let her report back on whether the aesthetic has changed. To my tastebuds, I'm more than satisfied. If I do want the Ghana business there's obviously my own kitchen and Tropical Paradise, on which I'll expound in due course.<BR/><BR/>I believe, Mama is from Yaoude but to tell the truth I pay more attention to the food.Korantenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280138409675883100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618276.post-41879329846048637962007-04-29T10:21:00.000-05:002007-04-29T10:21:00.000-05:00Man..I can taste the pepper soup and suya...Will b...Man..I can taste the pepper soup and suya...Will be in the bay area soon for work...for sure check this joint out...Name and address if you do not mind...peaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618276.post-67424258115865165112007-04-29T09:35:00.000-05:002007-04-29T09:35:00.000-05:00Why with the light spicing? Why not cook for the c...Why with the light spicing? Why not cook for the cap drivers in all of us? Or is she afraid of driving away the )bruni?<BR/><BR/>Dunno K, it does sound wonderful, but a lightly flavored Jollof Rice isn't a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>Where is Mama from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com