Shea Butter and Cooking

Shea Butter is widely used in  traditional African cooking. Shea Butter can be easily made at home without any special equipment. The fruits and the flowers of Shea tree are edible and  have proven to have lot of health benefits.The food grade and the one we use for cosmetic purpose is entirely different.

In cooking it is used as a replacement of your regular vegetable oil or dairy butter.It is used for frying  bean cakes for example.Shea Butter used in food grade will be different from the cosmetics that we see everyday.As a food, it is a popular staple in Africa, mixed with couscous for the evening meal. People mix it with their beverages and their smoothies.It is widely used in chocolate industry.There are Shea chocolates available in the market.

I just found an interesting article where we can use Shea Butter in substitute of the dairy butter in our food.(Cooking using Shea Butter) Always make sure to buy pure unrefined food grade 100% organic Shea butter for cooking.Shea Butter can be used as a substitute of dairy butter. It is perfect for Vegans as healthy subsititute. But beware of Nutty flavor which can be overwhelming for some people. You can use it a little at time with dairy butter or margarine, then slowly move to Shea butter.