From the Prehistoric to the Exotic, Carrie Nahabedian Reveals the Best Bites of Africa

The most exotic thing Chef/Partner Carrie Nahabedian of Chicago's Naha encountered on her recent African safari wasn't a lion or a tiger but rather a water hyacinth, a plant with a prehistoric crunch akin to "eating a tulip." Of course, she also tried crocodile, native fish and prawns, and describes the animals that were "too beautiful to eat." For the November/December African issue of Plate, we sat...