What are some of the Kwanzaa's food traditions?

A Kwanzaa menu can range broadly depending on family traditions, so you can customize your own holiday celebration with tips from Food Network. ... read more

Catfish, collards, and macaroni and cheese all began showing up on Kwanzaa tables, as did jerk chicken, gumbo, accras (Caribbean fritters) and feijoada — foods of the Atlantic rim expressive of the geography of the African diaspora. Kwanzaa food, at its simplest, is any dish people cook for Kwanzaa. There are no rules to it. read more

Kwanzaa meals might include Jollof Rice, a traditional West African dish, jerk meats from the Caribbean, and black beans that are popular in Caribbean and South American dishes. During Kwanzaa, some people abstain from eating meat or fast until the Kwanzaa feast or karamu. read more