Ch.+5+Yams+and+other+culinary+customs

__Nigerian Foods! __

Vegetables: Garri, Egusi, Amala, Rice, Yams, Plantain, Indomie, Pounded Yam, Banga Soup Paste, Gbegiri, Edikaekio, Owo and pepper soup ingredients.

Fruits: -A large part of Nigerian lier in the tropics, where many fruits are available. Some of the popular fruits are oranges, melons, grapefruits, limes, mangoes, bananas, and pineapples. - Fruits, however, are enjoyed year-round

What They Eat: -The people from the eastern part of Nigeria, mostly Igbo/Ibo, eat gari (cassava powder) dumplings, pumpkins, and yams. -Yams are usually eaten in place of potatoes and are an important part of the Nigerian deit. -However, African yams are different than western yams. They are pale, barely sweet, and are not commonly found in United States supermarkets. - People of the northern region (mostly Muslim, whose beliefs prohibit eating pork) have diets based on beans, sorghum (a type of grain), and brown rice. -Isu (Spiced Boiled Yams) · 2 pounds yams, peeled and thickly sliced (regular yams can be used in place of African yams) · ½ teaspoon salt · 1 clove garlic · 1 teaspoon cinnamon · 4 Tablespoons butter, melted · Cayenne pepper, to taste

Popuation: -The Igbo/Ibo, 18 percent. This is the percent of Nigeria’s ethnicity population.

media type="youtube" key="hr6_M1Cl8Ng" width="397" height="320" align="right" This is a picture of the fruit salads that the Nigerian People Ate. This includes kiwi, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, mangoes and raspberries.

 This picture is of the meats and Vegetables that the Nigerians ate for meals.

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