You would agree with me that food is life. Just as the saying that "an hungry man is an angry man". Do you agree with that? Try talking to an hungry man and see if you would see a smile on his face. You can't be hungry and expect words from someone to penetrate into your ears. Even if it goes through the right ear, it will fly out from the left ear immediately because at that time, nothing the person is saying is having meaning until your language is understood at that moment which is food. What food does to a man can never be quantified.
One of my favorites food is Rice with Fried Stew roasted with fish and perhaps adding fried plantain if there is at that particular time. This has been my food right from childhood and thanks to my mom for understanding me then. This made me remember those days when food was still very cheap and we will stock the house with bags of rice and beans. Whenever my mom instructed me to cook some measures of rice, let's say telling me to measure 5 cups of rice to cook, just because I want to eat and overfeed myself, I would secretly measure 6 and half cups and she won't know.
This is what I used to do. When the rice is done, I would have kept some and hide it somewhere. When we are done eating as a family, I will go back to where I kept the one I hid and eat to my satisfaction. She didn't know my trick till now.
Beans was my hated food when I was growing up. Whenever mom cooks rice and beans especially seperated one, I would use all my time picking the beans away from the rice and settle for rice only. I did same with Yam and Beans too, I will only eat the yam and leave the beans for her. She would shout and complain, but that doesn't make me change that. I never ate beans until two years ago that I now developed such likeness and got interest in eating beans especially with fried Plantain, bread or Garri. The beautiful part is cooking my beans and frying stew seperately with it, I enjoy it that way.
The truth is I am lazy in cooking food but when I am in the mood, I make sure I spend my time preparing the best meal. I love food and I don't think I can trade it with anything 😅 I don't like eating outside and do not like someone helping me to cook my meal except I visit you and you decided to cook for me😅 but in my house, Nah! Forget about it 😝
I just pray my future husband would know how to cook because I am lazyyyyyy in cooking (pls, I hope you are reading this) 😅😅
Another best part of me when it comes to cooking. Like I said, I may be lazy but trust me to give you the best meal ever. I prefer to spend all my money to get the right ingredients than settling for anyhow recipe unless I am not in the mood which will make me end up preparing "just do it anyhow" food 😄
Don't joke with me when it comes to food. I might fight you forever 😅
My Dad would always say all I know is food and nothing in my brain. I believe he isn't talking to that little girl of that time anymore because I won't tolerate that. Lol
I remembered few weeks ago, my sister sent a picture of the food she was eating, it was Plantain porridge. I asked her to explain how she cooked it and it was something I saw it to be simple. Do you know what? The next day, I went to buy Plantain and prepared mine. Another time, my neighbors were gisting and talking about different foods and I heard them saying "Potato Porridge" is the best and very delicious.
I have never eaten it before. That same day, I prepared it to satisfy my cravings for it and to see how it tastes and I enjoyed it. I love browsing recipe online and watching on YouTube how to make food especially the foreign ones. There was a time I learnt how to prepare curry sauce with chicken. I went to the market the following week to get everything and I cooked it to my satisfaction eating it with rice.
This is another food I do take in the afternoon when I do not want to cook. I just step outside and get it with little amount. It serves as my lunch everytime before I would do my cooking for dinner. People call it "Boli and Epa" 😁
Another thing that makes me love cooking is when there is light anytime of the day. There is this mood I am in that makes me enjoy cooking and would be the best.
Okay, before I end it, let me show you another favorite Yoruba meal I enjoy eating so much.
This is called Amala and Ewedu and it is mostly eaten by Yoruba people. We own this food and no one can argue with us. Any other tribe eating this is only trying to taste our meal 😅
Let me stop here while I invite my people to bring their own version of food here.
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|October 27, 2021|
Greetings from Pakistan @princessbusayo I also become so angry when I am hungry. Food is the only thing which makes me happy. Anyway, I also like your sister's dish, which is potato porridge. It looks really delicious. Please tell me about it's recipe because I want to try it soon.