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Pito (How to make pito/asana non alcoholic drink)

I was in primary school in the 90’s when Pito somehow became such popularly hawked Street drink. Mobil busstop at Oluyole in Ibadan always had at least 3 Pito sellers. Hawking their drinks to school children at closing time. Of course buying street foods or drinks was outrightly forbidden by mum. She always packed our … Continue reading Pito (How to make pito/asana non alcoholic drink) →

Acarajé (Akara with stuffing)

Tola had asked me to blog about Acarajé. Tola shared with me a beautiful part of her family history and how her grandfather had escaped slavery in Brazil and returned to Abeokuta. As such her dad who is now in his 80’s recalled that this is how Akara was made in his family while growing … Continue reading Acarajé (Akara with stuffing) →

Corn on Cob with mashed Ube

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 →

Tigernut Pap

I was gisting with my mum and she made a remark about Tigernuts’ starch content (one Tigernut is said to have 5 times more starch than a small potato). Then I wondered what would happen to that starch when boiled. So i opened a bottle of Tigernut Milk poured it in a pot on medium … Continue reading Tigernut Pap →