Nigerian cuisines consists of delicious and mouthwatering dishes from
the many ethnic groups in Nigeria. Nigerian cuisines typically involve
the use of spices and herbs with palm oil or groundnut oil to make
varieties of deliciously flavoured foods, often spiced with chilli
peppers. However, there are some of our mouth-watering Nigerian foods
that actually have foreign origins.
Jollof Rice
All
Nigerians are probably very familiar with the 'Jollof wars' by now and
though which country's Jollof rice is the best remains a topic of
passionate debate, there is one interesting fact about Jollof rice that
might be unknown by many - Jollof rice is actually of foreign origin.
The origins of Jollof rice can be traced to the Senegambian region that
was ruled by the Jolof empire.
Fried Rice
This probably
wouldn't come as a shock to many but Fried rice is another food with
foreign origin that has been adopted by Nigerians to become one of the
popular Nigerian cuisines. The exact origins of fried rice has actually
been lost to history but it is believed to be of Chinese origin,
invented sometime within the Sui Dynasty (589 - 618 AD), in the city of
Yangzhou in the eastern Jiangsu province.
Coconut Rice
Over
time, this dish has become a beloved dish of many seeking something
different from the conventional white rice. Coconut rice is typically
prepared by soaking white rice in coconut milk or cooking it with
coconut flakes. Though coconut rice is found in many cultures of the
world, it is believed to have its origins in the South Asia, Southeast
Asia and Latin America regions.
Corn Soup
This is
locally referred to as 'Omi Ukpopka' and is a common food of the Afemai
people in northern Edo state. Though the Afemai's people's version of
the meal is exclusive to them, the origin of meal 'corn soup' can
actually be traced to the Native Americans. Corn soup was a popular dish
of the Native Americans mainly due to the fact that corn was a staple
crop for many Native American tribes. Asides the Nigerian 'Omi Ukpoka',
there are other variations of the corn soup which include: creamed corn
soup, sweet corn soup, corn crab soup, Chinese sweet corn soup, dried
Indian corn soup, Mexican corn soup and Tibetan style corn soup.
NIGERIAN FOODS WITH FOREIGN ORIGINS
Aug 02, 2017
By Damilola Ojo
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