Animal and Fish Protein in Precolonial Africa
Congolese fishermen on the Congo River, Courtesy of New York Public Library
What role did meat, fish, and poultry play in precolonial African food systems? Africans used animal and fish proteins generally as way to season soups and stews. Africans made animal and fish protein the main course more often than not on special occasions to celebrate a birth, wedding, special guest, a funeral, or military victory.
