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IDRIS ELBA

Food from Sierra Leone, where my dad’s from, has been a big part of my life. Sweet potato leaf stew is something my mum would cook all the time, it was my absolute favourite. Coming home after school to those home-cooked meals is a fond memory.

I love to make groundnut stew with chicken and I’ve been told it’s good. It’s my mum’s recipe,

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