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Cuisine
This is the page where I post what I refuse to post in the U.S.: instagram-worthy photos of my daily dishes.
ji na mmanu (yam and palm oil)
Star beer: probably the most advertised commodity in Nigeria from what I can tell so far
Palm wine
Breadfruit (right) and chicken pepper soup
Loaves of bread, one of the most popular items sold in fast food restaurants
Hero (beer of Biafra) with an American meal of chicken, salad, and fries
ofe egusi (egusi soup) and fufu
fried rice and beef
jolof rice, moin-moin, fried plantain, beef
Schweppes soft drink:
Contains quinine but can't quite substitute for anti-malarials
Ofe Ogbono (Draw Soup/Okra Soup)
More jolof rice, moin-moin, fried plantain, and beef
Suya, one of my favorite Nigerian snacks
My birthday cake
Eating Draw Soup, cooked by my friend, Kemsy :)
Homemade omelet with fried cucumber hash browns that I whipped up in my apartment kitchen, Ogidi
Before and after photos of my chicken dinner
Jollof rice and chicken smothered in tomato/pepper stew
Catfish from various bars in Ogidi and Onitsha
Birthday dinner: jollof rice, chicken, moin moin, and coleslaw
Draw Soup and pounded wheat swallow with a nice view of Enugu
Soup, soup, and more soup
below left: Cory and me about to eat ofe egusi and garri
right: me with a bowl of ofe ejula (snail soup)
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