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lopè’s friday night feast

Lopè Ariyo won the HarperCollins and Redmagazine African food writing competition in 2016, and published her first book, Hibiscus, in 2017. She shares contemporary African recipes on her blog, lopeariyo.com. @lopeariyo

Fried coconut rice

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