(Because of internet speeds I wasn't able to post this on time, so this is actually a few weeks old. :P)
We’re having another Game Night
today,
And we’re thinking of barbecueing
again. It doesn’t sound like much, barbecueing at a party and all, does it?
Well, in Nigeria, there is no such thing as a “barbeque chicken” or anything
like that. You can only buy barbecue in special stores (definitely not in the
market), I don’t even remember seeing a grill anywhere to use. Yeah, so
barbecue is not a part of everyday Nigerian life and culture; but I tell you,
where we are, in the center of the Yoruba people, I can definitely say one
thing about the Yorubas: they like meat. A LOT. You can find jerky-like meat
called suya, meat which they call “meat”(?!) which Americans call beef…all type
of stuff. And almost all of it is fried till it’s about the tenderness of a
rock. A really hard rock. I really have no idea how I or they eat it. I
remember when we first came here, and I think I almost broke my jaw trying to
chew it. Are you a fan of Jawbreakers? Then come here to Nigeria, and if you
aren’t vegetarian, go ask for a cube of beef with that rice and stew; you are
going to meet your match!
Signing off,
The Traveller
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