Nigerian and Exotic Foods

Coconut 'meat'. Hard, Chewy, and Sweet packed full of healthy stuff.

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Cashew fruit on the tree with the nut at the lower end. Nutritious fruit and nut.

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Cashew fruit and nut on the tree.

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Blueberries and red grapes

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Close up salmon fillet.

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Salmon fillets

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Diced fresh ginger roots

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Avocado, sliced

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Semovita, semolina, starchy carbohydrate.

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Semovita, semolina, starchy carbohydrate.

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Semovita, semolina, starchy carbohydrate.

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Efo riro with goat meat. Amaranth green tete, or spinach or other green leafy vegetables cooked in palm oil pepper stew and goat meat. The goat meat could be boiled in spices and or fried or baked before being added to the stew. Staple food of Yoruba people of Nigeria but now internationally popular food.

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Close up of Efo riro with goat meat. Amaranth green tete, or spinach or other green leafy vegetables cooked in palm oil pepper stew and goat meat. The goat meat could be boiled in spices and or fried or baked before being added to the stew. Staple food of Yoruba people of Nigeria but now internationally popular food.

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Split black eyed beans for making Akara and Moin moin. Nutritious food.

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Split black eyed beans, soaked in water in preparation, for making Akara and Moin moin. Nutritious food.

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Oatmeal with nuts, blueberries and grapes. Great breakfast food.

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Steel cut oatmeal with grapes, blueberries, nuts; great breakfast food.

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Blended black eyed beans, ginger, onion, habanero, ground cloves and ground cardamom; ready for making Akara. Same may also be used for making Moin moin.

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Blended peeled black eyed beans, ginger, onion, habanero, ground cloves and ground cardamom; ready for making Akara. Same may also be used for making Moin moin.

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Blended peeled black eyed beans, ginger, onion, habanero, ground cloves and ground cardamom; ready for making Akara. Same may also be used for making Moin moin.

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Akara in the process of being fried. It is made from blended peeled black eyed beans along with appropriate condiments /spices and fried in oil, usually palm oil.

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Akara in the process of frying. It is made from blended peeled black eyed beans along with appropriate condiments /spices and fried in oil, usually palm oil but other vegetable oils are acceptable. .

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Akara in the process of being fried. It is made from blended peeled black eyed beans along with appropriate condiments /spices and fried in oil, usually palm oil.

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Akara. It is made from blended peeled black eyed beans along with appropriate condiments /spices and fried in oil, usually palm oil but other vegetable oils are acceptable..

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