You aren't a bonafide Nigerian if you do not know what Crayfish is. Crayfish is one of the staple Nigerian spices. Nigerians would even sometimes incorporate ground crayfish into the first solid foods of their babies because of the high level of nutrients it contains. Crayfish can be added to virtually all Nigerian meals. Rice, beans, eggs, stew- just name it.
Posted on March 28, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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Everywhere you turn these days, there would be advice that you should eat healthy. An advice that a particular disease can be prevented by our diets. An advice that you should feed well. But we all know how difficult things are these days! We want to feed healthy but where is the money? We are still being paid the same salary in 2023 (when garri is now probably 500 naira per congo) as we were in 2019 when Garri was 80 naira per congo!
Posted on March 24, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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The truth is that steamed foods are alien to the African or Nigerian culture. I sat down to think about at least ten foods that Nigerians steam but I could only come up with Moinmoin and Ekuru and some veggies (and that’d be for babies though). What would Nigerians want to steam actually? Pounded yam or Jollof beans? Fried Rice?
Posted on March 21, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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There is an old saying that ‘Eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch as a prince and eat dinner as a pauper’. I doubt however that this is true in many Nigerian homes today. Maybe it used to work when our forefathers were farmers, which I even doubt because they had to be in the farms early each morning. Or maybe it only applies to the royal families. Whatever the case may be, the most important thing is that we should try as much as possible to each a balanced diet in the morning, in the afternoon and at night.
Posted on March 16, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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Many Nigerians want to travel abroad for one reason or the other. The past few years have particularly witnessed the relocations of many Africans to countries outside Africa for schooling, work and so on.
Many people however get abroad to be shocked by the wide cultural differences they were never prepared for. Many get depressed abroad; many would never really open up to their new cultures abroad; many would still be fully attached to 'home', staying on long calls with family and friends for survival.
Posted on March 03, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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Black-Eyed or Brown beans are rich in high quality protein which provides a healthy alternative to meat and other animal protein. They are also rich in fiber which helps lower blood cholesterol.
Posted on February 27, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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Sore throat symptoms can be really tough and rough. The sides of your neck are sore, swollen and painful. When you try to swallow, your saliva goes down like sandpaper against the sides of your tonsils.
Posted on February 24, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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I mean it when I say you need to increase the intake of fish. Those animals with scales and fins aren't only beautiful to behold but they are loaded with so many nutrients beneficial to your body from the hair of your head to the soles of your feet.Â
Posted on February 21, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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Fufu, also known as 'swallow' because of the manner in which it is eaten (swallowed with some soup/stew) is pronounced as foo-foo or foufou. Fufu is a staple food found in many countries in Central Africa, Western Africa and some Caribbean countries like the Dominican Republic.
Posted on February 16, 2023
Elizabeth Yakubu
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