Food & Drinks
A wide variety of refreshments was available for visitors to purchase and enjoy during ‘Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens'. Food and drinks were on offer from various African countries.
Nandos
Nandos is home of the legendary Portugese flame-grilled Peri-Peri chicken.
Nandos was born in 1987 in South Africa, launching five years later in the UK. From humble beginnings, it has now grown to 211 restaurants in the UK, and it isn’t just good luck that has helped fan the Nandos flame!
The first Nandos in Ireland opened in Dundrum Shopping Centre in Dublin in September 2008.
Further information is available at: www.nandos.co.uk .
Decency African Cuisine
Based in Dublin's north inner city, Decency African Cuisine is one of the city's best-loved African restaurants. Proprietor Regy Kanu offered visitors to 'Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens' mouth-watering African treats, including:
- Jallof rice
- Coconut rice
- Fried rice
- Egusi
- Yam beans and plaintain
- White yam stew
- Vegetable yam
- Fish pepper soup
Safari Foods
Run by Shola Rotimi-Ogundele, who is originally from Nigeria, Safari Foods had a variety of African dishes on sale at 'Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens', including:
- Safari suya (African kebab)
- Safari mangrove fish (roasted fish)
- Safari chicken suya (barbeque chicken)
- African jollof rice (red rice)
- Safari boli (roasted plantain with banana)
Salis Catering
Salis Catering specialises in Nigerian food. The menu on offer at 'Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens' included:
- Jallof rice
- Nkwobi (crispy beef)
- Vegetarian curry and white rice
- Yam porridge
- Beef suya
- Chicken suya
- Plaintains
- Beef and shrimp in sauce
- Bean cake
- Meat pie
- Sausage
Misrak's Ethiopian Treats
Caterer Misrak - originally from Ethiopia - offered delicacies including:
- Doro wat (chicken curry)
- Alicha (lamb curry)
- Enjera (sour pancake bread)
- Sambosa
- Zigny (chilli beef)
- Ethiopian coffe
Cecelia's Nigerian Delights
Chef Cecelia - originally from Nigeria - offered an array of delicious African delicacies, including:
- Puff puff
- Chin chin
- Mince meat pie
- Sausage rolls
- Yam porridge
- Vegetable fried rice
- Akara (bean balls)
- Ofada (rice and stew)
- Eja to gbe dodo senu eja (fish with plaintain)
Eritrean Delights
Chef Jacob from Eritrea offered the following menu at his stall in the Iveagh Gardens:
- Zigny (chilli chicken)
- Enjera (sour pancake bread)
- Eritrean vegetable curry
Heart of Africa
Heart of Africa represents a group of leading Irish companies working hand-in-hand with African businesses to share skills and support, creating a natural and healthy range of products. All profits from the Heart of Africa range go directly back to the communities the products come from, creating more jobs and a better life for local people.
The new Heart of Africa range of delicious fruits, nuts, coffee and tea was launched at the 'Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens' event. Samples of dried fruit and nuts were also distributed to visitors free of charge.
To find out more about Heart of Africa, visit www.heartofafrica.ie. Heart of Africa is an initiative of Traidlinks.
Picnics
In addition to purchasing food and refreshments on-site, visitors to the event were also welcome to bring their own picnics.
Free Food Samples
Free food samples were available in the African Bazaar section of this event. Visitors were able to sample food and refreshments from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda.