Food
Mory Sacko's book
The MoSuke chef’s first cookbook brings West and Central Africa, France and Japan home.
MoSuke, Paris
A star, fast
He opened MoSuke in Paris in September 2020. The Michelin Guide gave it a star a few months later, AFP reported in January 2021.
In his words
“Part Japanese, part African”
That’s how he describes one of his plates to DW. Born in France to a mother from Mali, per AFP. Phaidon calls his cooking a conversation between West and Central Africa, France and Japan.
Inside the book
Yassa, his way
More than 60 recipes laid out by season, from his take on chicken yassa to pepe soup, plus essays on his roots and how he cooks.
On the shelf
Mory Sacko: A Cook’s Journey
240 pages from Phaidon, written with Bénédicte Bortoli. Phaidon ships its European edition from 12 November.
Sources
Picture credits (Instagram and TikTok cards)
- Clodomir, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (card 1)
- DW Food, Official Upload. Photo: Mory Sacko, Instagram (card 2)
- DW Food, Official Upload (card 3)
- DW Food, Official Upload. His Cooking, Not a Book Recipe (card 4)
- Time, Official Upload (card 5)
- Video: DW, played from YouTube. Not copied or hosted here.
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