Article : As the most difficult to reach part of Africa, Central Africa remains, to this day, the most 'authentic' part of the continent in terms of its cookery. Apart from the introduction of maize flour, chillies and tomatoes ingredients remain much as they have been for millennia. Wild greens, cassava root, fish and wild game remain the staples. Which is not to say that the food is boring. On the contrary it is exciting and vibrant and has much to teach those of us who are interested in the wild foods of our own part of the earth. Learn a little more about Central African cookery today. African.