Afrik Mart

There are a surprising number of ethnic and African shops in the Brighton area, with the likes of ‘Mam Africa’ on Lewes Road being another popular variant.
My sister has recently become very keen on attempting to cook various global dishes, so as part of her Christmas present, I decided to go to Afrik mart to help fuel her new found interest.
The stock available was a bit more limited than I would have hoped, but things like crushed prawns and lemon garlic were enough to make me think that Afrik Mart does offer some interesting alternatives to your usual weekly shop.
Everything about Afrik Mart was hugely believable and authentic; right down to the gospel choir playing over the radio. If you’re looking to make an African or Caribbean dishes, this definitely is a great place to begin the process.

A great little place this, bringing a warming feeling with its African flavours and ingredients, whether they be ready to crack out of a can, to add to a sauce, or be chopped up and made the centre piece of a wonderful meal. I was also very pleased at the value you get here, with the onions Jack mentions being the obvious sign of incredible value.
Afrik Mart is a perfect example of one of the several good shops on and near Preston Road. Initially, you can be fooled into thinking that they are quiet and run down places that aren’t worth your time. But you can soon discover the gems that lie in wait when you give them the time of day and pay them a visit!

I feel like Afrikmart is one of those mutual friends that you don’t really know that well yet, but you can just tell you’re gonna get on with and click.
I say this because as yet I have only visited Afrik Mart, a paltry two times, once in a rush and to buy a juice, and the other to review it, and buy a Nigerian Guinness.
Well the first thing that amazed me about Afrik Mart, will be the first thing that amazes most people, and which is something i don’t usually take much notice of, which is the actually INCREDIBLE price of onions. Make sure your sitting down for this… O.K.?You down…
4kg for 98pence. OH MY GOD.
Moving on from that bombshell though, this shop specialises in African foods, and they have an impressive selection of frozen fish, frozen cassava, and little delicasies I want to taste like dried Herring fillet, a fruit called garden Eggs from Ghana and some beans called Crabeye beans.
If your into African food, and you didn’t know where to get the more specialised ingredients, it is here. Trust me.