Chronicles of Food Therapies
Category: Snacks
Doughnut, Donut what do you call this beautiful round brown pastry that can either be filled with jam or left with a hollow center. Anytime I think about Doughnuts I mentally sing the theme song of the Donut Repair Club . Rob Evans (Mr Donut Man) was a big influence in my life as a … Continue reading Doughnuts
Kókóró (make the musical sounds mi- mi - mi for every "O") as you pronounce it. Next to Puff puff, this snack is my achilles heel! Whenever I go to Lagos island I walk towards Martins street because there is this woman who sells Kókóró next to the fabric sellers. Whether or not she is … Continue reading Kókóró (Corn Sticks)
"Mosa" I'm still trying to find the origin of this word. Many years ago i thought it was only used to describe puffpuff fried with overripe plantains, only to realise there are so many things called "Mosa". This is similar to the Hausa corn Masa, but cooking methods differs and the outcome differs too. I've … Continue reading Corn Mosa
It's day 4 of the Covid Lockdown extension (in total we have spent 22days indoors). It seems the kids have decided that cooking will always be their get-out-of-boredom card. That will totally not be a problem of they don't keep trying to drag me along . They have asked me for Egg Rolls now it's … Continue reading Egg Roll
Ijebu omo alare e we so! Shout out to Ijebu people all over the world. This is a tribute to Ijebu cuisine. When you think food native to the peoples of the vast Ijebu kingdom, you think, Ifokore, Ojojo , Ebiripo , Ijebu Garri etc. Ojojo is wateryam fritters and its native to the Ijebu … Continue reading Ojojo (Wateryam Fritters)
I've been quite obsessed with Ube the last couple of days. After making a Corn on Cob rubbed with Ube a few days back, I realised Ube can be a great Dip, pretty much like Hummus. Hummus is originally made with chickpeas, it's of middle eastern origin. Since Ube already pairs well with Corn, I tried it … Continue reading Ube Hummus
This is just a simple twist to the Corn and Ube you love. CORN on COB in a Skewer rubbed with mashed Ube It's Corn season and with corn comes Ube. Ube is an oval shaped, purple berry with a large seed in the centre. It's in season at about the same time as corn. … Continue reading Corn on Cob with mashed Ube
On the world food calendar, today is French Toast Day. So here is some bite sized French Toast with Banana&Avocado slices, dried currants, toasted coconut flakes and drizzled with honey. French Toast is super easy to make. You need• 4 Slices of Bread • 1 Egg• 1/4 cup milk• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder• … Continue reading French Toast
Puff-puff, Jam, doughnut, Nigerian street food redefined!
I just played a "guess the dish" game, on two facebook groups. The only clue was that it is not made with flour. I laughed and nearly peed my pants when two of my Facebook buds answered Fried Eba and Okra! Jeez I must have a reputation for far fetched food experiments.People this is just … Continue reading Fried Yam and Fish Rolls
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