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Buka and Mama put Delicacy..

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I patronize them not because I can’t afford fast food restaurants, but because I love the taste and flavour of the food sold at Buka joints. Some foods sold in Buka joints are usually not available in some of the fast food outlets. Also when I’m on the move and hungry, I can easily satisfy my hunger with a sumptuous meal from a nearby Buka. Moreover, some fast foods restaurants microwave leftovers and sell them off to customers. Mama-put joints serve hot, fresh meals – Dele Omojuyigbe (Phd), Lecturer Mama-put joints provide me with hot, fresh and original pounded yam which a restaurant cannot offer. I love the local dishes served at those joints and its freshness and originality. One good thing about Mama-put is that they hardly sell leftovers; their foods are served fresh. Everybody is equal in roadside restaurants—— Ogechukwu I prefer road side food to high end restaurant for a number of reasons. One is that it is usually very cheap and affordable, you...

The Effect of Walking on Bare foot for 5 mins.

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We live in a very modern society, so modern in fact that our shoes actually change the physical form of our feet over time into weaker and less practical feet. Our ancient ancestors were familiar with nature, the environment, the elements and walking barefoot. Walking barefoot was and still is one of the most primal instincts for mankind. Simply walking on the earth, whatever element that may be is part of human nature. We’ve evolved into weak feet that could once climb rocks, rubble, dirt, sticks, thorns and more into having the nice cushion at our soles. We’ve lost our natural way and we don’t even realize how it effects us. It’s easy to forget what’s natural and most beneficial for our body in exchange for the convenience and comforts of modern day living, but are we losing something of value in the process of doing that? I think we are. By walking barefoot we experience multiple benefits that we don’t receive either at all or nearly as much by ...

How do you Enjoy your ljebu garri.

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Garri (which is also referred to as ebe or utara) is a popular food found in the West African countries. It is made from cassava tubers. Ijebu garri is a variation of white garri which is mainly produced by the Yorubas that hail from Ijebu. It has finer grains with a pleasant sour taste and very suitable for consumption. You can enjoy your ijebu garri in any of the following ways: Chewing the grains Since garri is a form of roasted processed cassava, it is okay to chew the grains without being soaked in water. You can chew it with groundnuts, coconuts or palm nuts. Soak in water You can soak the garri in water and drink it like that without adding anything. Garri with water and groundnut You can add cold water and drink it with groundnut (to add taste) just like a cereal. Cooking You can cook the garri by adding boiling water to make a stiff paste called “eba.” This can be eaten with all kinds of  Nigerian  soups. (Preferably “ draw soup” ...

Ingredients.

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The first  photos are the ingredient used for the preparations of Ogbono soup. Picture 2: its a photo of the finish product .Ogbono soup can be eaten with Eba,fufu,pounded yam, and Amala.Enjoy yourself we are in the Ember month...