Fatmata Binta: The top chef taking fine dining from the table to the mat
From fleeing Sierra Leone’s civil war to resisting marriage at 16, the first African winner of the €100,000 ($113,839) Basque Culinary World Prize has taken Fulani cuisine and indigenous ingredients global, bringing guests together on mats to eat with their hands and rethink how African food is experienced.
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From fleeing Sierra Leone’s civil war to resisting marriage at 16, the first African winner of the €100,000 ($113,839) Basque Culinary World Prize has taken Fulani cuisine and indigenous ingredients global, bringing guests together on mats to eat with their hands and rethink how African food is experienced.
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- 48 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 26, 2026
- Byline
- Sheriff Bojang Jnr
- Source
- The Africa Report