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 Our Vegetarian Simmer Sauce

Experience a perfectly balanced fusion of warmth, and signature African spices. Crafted with garlic, curry, herbs, and vibrant plant-based ingredients, this sauce adds gentle heat, soulful depth, and comforting richness to every dish you create.

Spotlight on our Chicken Tomato Simmer Sauce

Experience the perfect balance of rich tomatoes and aromatic African spices with our signature Chicken Tomato Simmer Sauce. Crafted to be the ideal base for Jollof rice, stews, soups, and so much more, this flavorful sauce brings authentic depth and comforting warmth to every dish.

Spotlight on our Pepper Heat Blend

Discover the perfect harmony of heat and flavor. Made from carefully selected African peppers, this blend brings an authentic, full-bodied spice experience straight to your kitchen.

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.

Marry ME Chicken
Recipe

Marry ME Chicken

This Marry Me Chicken is rich, creamy, and irresistibly flavorful—made effortlessly with The Saucy African Slow-Cooked Tomato Simmer Sauce. Tender chicken breasts simmer in a velvety, seasoned sauce infused with herbs and slow-cooked tomato depth. It’s the perfect dish for an easy weeknight dinner, date night, or hosting guests. Serve it with rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or crusty bread to soak up every drop of the delicious sauce

The Saucy African Greek Pita
Recipe

The Saucy African Greek Pita

Call out a feature, benefit, or valA warm, saucy Greek-inspired pita loaded with feta, olives, and fresh toppings. Easy to customize, impossible not to love.

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

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

Whitney

Tennessee