This edition of the eCookBook was produced in Nairobi and focusses
on one of the most energy intensive popular food groups: beans and
cereals. The ceramic jiko full of red hot charcoal simmering away
beside the kitchen door, with a pot of beans ontop is a familiar sight
across Nairobi. Even in 2019, many households with a kerosene,
gas or electric stove still cook ‘heavy foods’ like beans on charcoal
because most people believe it’s cheaper – as you will see in this
eCookBook, it is not
