Tuesday 8 April 2008

The 'Recipes of Africa' eBook - why it's a Con

I was recently asked to review the Recipes of Africa eBook... And the thought filled me with complete trepidation. I am African and some of the recipes here come from my homeland. I am also Liberian and this eBook purports to help Liberian refugees.

I was afraid that the book wasn't good enough and wouldn't live-up to it's author's hype. I was also afraid that the book wouldn't do what it was meant to. Provide my brothers and sisters with the assistance they need.

But it does this and more... The only problem is that the author is a very retiring guy and he's really not selling this thing properly or making the most from what he has. The eBook is real, I have it here. The people the eBook is supporting are real and I know some of the children that the website selling the eBook has already helped. It's not a big organization and the money is going straight from the website into the pockets of those who really want it.

So, why do I call the eBook a 'con'. Because the author is conning himself in terms of how he's trying to sell it. This thing is BIG... The idea is BIG, what the author is trying to do is BIG, even the eBook is BIG (it's over 500 pages long with 800+ recipes covering each and every country in Africa!). Indeed, this brief Introduction to The Recipes of Africa on Weebly is much better than the author's original. But please, please, don't let that put you off!

But this thing really isn't being promoted heavily enough! It's the largest collection of African recipes ever brought together in one place. And I really do mean ever. Some of these recipes are totally native, created by seeing Africans really cook their food and then written down. Many of the recipes have never been published elsewhere. This thing is amazing.

You get everything from North African tagines to hot and spicy West African stews to Central African greens-based stews to the Indian-influenced cuisines of the Swahlil peoples of East Africa and the rainbow fusion food of Southern Africa.

It's all here; several dishes from each and every country on the continent of Africa brought to you so that you can re-create them at home. Find out about the hot chilli-laden dishes of Liberia and the cakes of Liberia. Find native drinks, starters, main meals and desserts.

Learn about the healthy benefits of African meals. Learn how to make the staple dishes and the posh dishes. Make meals for family and meals for banquets. This eBook has it all.

And the greatest con of all... the price! For only $10 you get all this. Some people on eBay and the web are selling eBooks with fewer than a fifth of the recipes you get here for twice or three times the cost.

You even get an introduction to each region and each country in Africa so that you can put that country's food and recipes into the proper context. Something as rare and wonderful as this does not appear often. I truly urge you to get your copy of this remarkable eBook today.

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