Aiken tastes traditional African food at Black History Month din - WFXG FOX54 Augusta - Your News One Hour Earlier

As they kick off Black History Month, the Center for African American History, Art and Culture in Aiken hosted 'Meals from the Motherland.' The first annual event gave attendants a taste of African food.

The Center served peanut soup, mango salad and a variety of other traditional dishes. 'Meals from the Motherland' is a fundraiser organized to bring Africa to Aikenm, and an opportunity to share culture of Ghana through recipes.

"What I love about the African dishes is they're very healthy. They're very very healthy," said Jo-Anne Saunders, Executive Director at the CAAHAC. "We tend to put salt and pepper on a lot of our food. They really don't like salt or pepper. They tend to be vegetarians, and they like raw fruit and vegetables."

 Guests enjoyed live music and a brief history lesson about other traditional African cuisine.