A gentle click-and-learn game featuring a curious hungry chicken with beautiful colored feathers. Discover chicken dishes from across the African continent by clicking on different regions.
This is a charming, low-pressure exploration of African cuisine. No timers, no scores—just a friendly chicken guide who reacts with different expressions as you learn about regional dishes.
- A character with personality - Our chicken has neutral, confused, surprised, and happy expressions
- Five regions to explore - North, West, Central, East, and Southern Africa
- Authentic dishes - Each region features a signature chicken dish with description and cultural context
- Beautiful design - Warm, earthy colors that reflect The African Gourmet brand
- Fully responsive - Works beautifully on desktop, tablet, and mobile
| Region | Dish | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Africa | Chicken Tagine | Slow-cooked Moroccan stew with preserved lemons and olives |
| West Africa | Chicken Yassa | Onion-marinated grilled chicken, Senegal's national dish |
| Central Africa | Chicken Moambe | Rich palm butter stew from the DRC and Angola |
| East Africa | Doro Wat | Spicy Ethiopian chicken stew with berbere and eggs |
| Southern Africa | Chicken Bunny Chow | Durban curry served in a hollowed bread loaf |
- Click any colored region button around the chicken
- Watch the chicken's reaction (she gets curious!)
- A recipe card appears with the dish name, description, and photo
- Click the X or anywhere outside the card to close
- The chicken smiles happily, then returns to neutral
This project is built with:
- HTML5
- CSS3 (with responsive design)
- Vanilla JavaScript (no frameworks)
This game is part of The African Gourmet ecosphere—a digital archive dedicated to exploring and preserving African food culture, traditions, and wisdom.
- African Foodways: Odd One Out
- The African Pantry Mahjong
- Adinkra Movers
- Adinkra Mahjong
- Taste the Words of Africa
This gentle click-and-learn format can easily expand to include:
- Goat dishes
- Vegetable preparations
- Fruits native to Africa
- Grains and staples
Each ingredient could have its own character with unique expressions!
This project is open source. Feel free to learn from it, adapt it, and share it.
Maintained by The African Gourmet · Licensed under CC BY 4.0
Part of [SankofaKitchen](https://github.com/ChicAfricanCulture) — African foodways retrieved through play [Visit my GitHub profile](https://github.com/ChicAfricanCulture) for more projects