Have you ever struggled to find a healthy meal that doesn’t require grocery shopping, meal prepping, or even pulling out the air fryer? Well, my name is Tiemoko and so have I! Inspired by my great-grandma’s African peanut butter stew recipe (Tigadegue-na), Taste Africa’s dishes re-imagine frozen meals with a modern take on traditional African food that’s tailored towards busy professionals, parents, and college students who don’t have time in their day for a home cooked meal.

Since childhood, I have always been passionate about food and love to cook, learning techniques from my family. After growing up in Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa, I moved to the U.S. to further my education and began working at a food manufacturing factory. I utilized every potluck to show off my culinary skills and introduce others to Malian dishes by arriving with steaming pots of Gnougou-na or Tigadegue-na (the national dish of Mali) accompanied by fluffy white rice to sop it up. While most had never tried African food before, people from all backgrounds quickly fell in love with my mouthwatering recipes and just couldn’t get enough.

Enter Taste Africa - healthy frozen meals that are ready to eat in just a few minutes, born as a way to further share authentic Malian cuisine with the world in an accessible and convenient way.