MY FAVOURITE NIGERIAN DISHES VS MY FAVOURITE JUNKS
I really need to be honest here,I am really a lover of food,I love food and I can eat any type of food wether I am acquainted with it or not.i have heard some people say that they can't eat foreign food if it is not the traditional type of food but in my own case I can eat anything as long as it is healthy and won't cause me any havoc, and fortunately for me Nigeria is a country rich in varieties of foods as well as some foreign foods (junks) which has also been inculcated in the types of often consumed.so the varieties available gives me varieties of options on type of food I feel like eating any time of the day.so coming down to the Nigerian traditional food or dishes there some of them that I so much like that when you give them to me no matter how full I am I will definitely force myself to finish it,same is also applicable to some junks.so I will be taking my time to describe how some of this Nigeria dishes are been prepared and what make them unique.so first on my list is
POUNDED YAM WITH EGUSI AND ASSORTED MEAT.
Wauuu nobody can take this a way from me,it's actually my first on the list.pounded yam is made by cooking yam in fire and after you feel it's soft enough after cooking then you pound the yams in a mortar using pistil untill it becomes sticky and some how elastic.uou can eat pounded with any soup of your choice but for me I enjoy with EGUSI soup,for those of you that don't know what EGUSI soup is ,it is actually made from melon seed which are usually grinded either by using grinding machine or using grinding stone,after the grinding you can start cooking by adding all the necessary ingredients.i prefer it been cooked with assorted meat with some stockfish and cowhide this gives it special taste that make so enjoyable.this argueably my best Nigerian dish.
RICE AND BEANS
This another dish that I so much like ,it is a mixture of rice and beans which can either be cooked together or separately,you can either make it as jollof or white using stew with it.it has its own special taste.either as jollof or the white type I am cool with any of the two but I enjoyed it most when with chicken or turkey which gives additional source of protein.
YAM PORRIDGE
This is one of the most delicious dishes,it is made by cooking yam and adding sources such as tomatoes,pepper,fish ,crayfish and to make it more complete you can add some Vegetables to it which gives it entirely different taste.you can also add chicken or turkey if you wish but as for me I enjoyed it most without chicken or turkey,then after eating I like stepping it down with any cold soft drink
In as much as I like my traditional dishes I also like some junks too and among those chunks are
FRENCH FRIES WITH BARBECUE FISH
Why I love french fries is that it is very very easy to prepare,all you need to do is to heat your oil and make sure it is very hot then you can pour the quantity of the fries into the oil and within few minutes it is good to go.the salty taste it gives when salt is added is what actually makes me to like it most and when served with barbecue fish I feel so relax with it.
CHICKEN CHEESE BURGER.
I so much like cheese burger alot,I eat burgger whenever go to any restaurant .the chicken cheese burger is my favourite although sometimes I still eat beef burger too depending on which is available at that moment.i like cheese alot so I always prefer it with a lot of cheese which gives it a very perfect taste to me.