Get ready to taste African Flavors! One saucy spoon at a time.

Food that flirts with your taste buds.

Caution: May cause compliments, cravings, and kitchen dancing.

Every jar is packed with bold African flavor, handcrafted to make your kitchen smell amazing and your meals impossible to forget. Because good food isn’t shy, and neither are we.

Meet the stars of your next dinner

Spotlight on a Pepper Heat Blend

Spotlight on Our Pepper Heat Blend

Experience the perfect balance of heat and flavor with our signature Pepper Heat Blend. Crafted from carefully selected African peppers, this blend brings authentic spice to every dish.

  • Arome
  • Flavor
  • 100% Natural

Spotlight on Our Pepper Heat Blend

Experience the perfect balance of heat and flavor with our signature Pepper Heat Blend. Crafted from carefully selected African peppers, this blend brings authentic spice to every dish.

  • Arome
  • Flavor
  • 100% Natural

Spotlight on Our Pepper Heat Blend

Experience the perfect balance of heat and flavor with our signature Pepper Heat Blend. Crafted from carefully selected African peppers, this blend brings authentic spice to every dish.

  • Arome
  • Flavor
  • 100% Natural
Born from late-night cooking and big flavor dreams.

Our Story

Born from late-night cooking and big flavor dreams.

How Janet (aka The Saucy African) and James turned a love of food into a bold, joyful brand

Meet Janet, better known as The Saucy African. What started as her way of bringing bold, soulful flavors into her home kitchen (and into James’ heart) soon became something bigger: a shared dream to put African flavor where it belongs , in pantries everywhere.

With Janet’s spice intuition and James’ brand-savvy brain, the two co-founded The Saucy African to bottle the joy, connection, and richness of African cooking.

Learn more about Us

Bold. Joyful. Unapologetically African.

We’re reclaiming space on your shelf, one delicious jar at a time.
 Made for curious cooks, bold eaters, and anyone who believes good flavor should never play small.

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Culturally rooted
Nothing else like it
Joy you can taste
Feel-good ingredients, zero fluff
Turn that jar into magic!

Got the sauce?

Think jollof rice, saucy pasta, coconut curry chickpeas, or whatever you’re craving tonight.
We’ll give you the recipes, you bring the appetite.

Oven baked Jollof rice
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Oven baked Jollof rice

Indulge in our oven-baked Jollof rice, perfectly infused with rich flavors from Safari Simmer tomato stew. This one-pot dish combines aromatic spices and vibrant ingredients, delivering a mouthwatering experience that’s

Stove top Jollof Rice
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Stove top Jollof Rice

This Stovetop Jollof Rice is packed with rich, smoky flavor, made even easier with Safari Simmer Tomato Stew. The stew’s bold spices and tomato base create a deep, savory flavor

InstantPot Jollof
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InstantPot Jollof

– 1 jar Safari Simmer stew 16 oz – 3 cups of water/ (broth chicken, beef) – 4 cups rice different cook times for different rice below

One Pot Rice and Chicken
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One Pot Rice and Chicken

In a large skillet over medium heat, add in oil. Once the oil is hot, add in chicken thighs to the skillet skin side down and sear for about 5

Penne à la Safari
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Penne à la Safari

Penne à la Safari is a bold and flavorful pasta dish that brings an adventurous twist to the traditional Italian classic. This unique creation features penne pasta tossed in a

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What people are saying

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"I grew up on traditional African stews, and this one instantly brought back memories. Authentic taste, super easy to use. Love it!"

Joyce

Poconos, PA

"The sauce was amazing! It turned a boring rice side dish into a flavor-filled creation! Will definitely be buying again soon"

Kishore

Pittsburgh, PA

"We Usually buy Rao's but we prefer this one over that! we will definitely be ordering more"

Nick

Pittsburgh, PA

"The Safari Simmer Tomato Stew has completely changed the way I cook dinner. It's rich, flavorful,. My family thought I made it from scratch!"

Whitney

Tennessee