15 Kwanzaa recipes to prepare for a Karamu

Keeping with its roots in ancient and ongoing African first-fruits celebrations, Kwanzaa is all about community, unity and culture. “Some years it’s a good harvest, some years it’s a bad harvest,” said Malaika Tawasufi, a member executive circle of Kwanzaa’s founding organization, The Organization Us. “Whatever the harvest, you are very thankful.” If you plan to host a Karamu feast this December to celebrate the year’s harvest, here are 15 dishes from across the African diaspora you can make at home.