NIGERIA-by Jimena MB

NIGERIA

Hi! In this post I am going to talk about Nigeria, but in a different way.

Here there are some curiosities about Nigeria, maybe they aren’t really useful but I’m sure you didn’t know them all!

·         This country is called Nigeria because of the third largest river in Africa, the Niger River.

·         Nigeria’s got one of the fastest growing economies of the sub-Saharan Africa part.

·         This country has one of the most elevated taxes in the world of twins-birth.

·         It is the most populated country in Africa and one of the largest producers of petroleum in the continent.

·         The highest diversity of butterflies in the world is found near to Calabar,in Cross River (in Nigeria).

·         The drill primate, one of the most endangered species of mammals in Africa is exclusively found in his natural state in Nigeria and the country next to it Camerun.

And now I will tell you about some traditional dishes of this country:

Jollof rice: well, this meal is popular around all of the continent, but in Nigeria it's eaten very often, so that we could say it is typical from there. This stew has a lot of varieties ,depending on the locations in Nigeria but the basic ingredients are usually rice, tomato, green pepper, onion and salt. It is often fried with coconut oil. 

Maafe:It is like a stew cooked with peanut  sauce and poultry or meat .There is not a basic recipe so people do it in many different ways.It is very popular because peanut is a very common nut in Africa so it is easy to find the ingredients.

Suya:It is a skewer of meat ,fish or poultry cooked with tankora,a mix of spices that includes peanut,cayenne,onion powder,jinger and paprika.

·         Moin moin:it is a kind of pudding, it first appeared in Nigeria in the Yoruba’s tribe in the south of the country.The ingredients of the pudding changes from different combinations of peppers and onions.(normally it has chilly).It is served with meat,boiled eggs or sardines.

·         Chin chin:it is a fried sweet snack ,popular in Nigeria and the rest of occidental Africa.It is like a sweet and hard donut cooked with eggs and wheat flour with a little bit of nutmeg.

Despite being a very common snack,it is also a good aperitif for social events,such as weddings.

I hope you found this interesting!

Jimena MB