6 street food Nigerians can not do without

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Sometimes, cooking can be a bore and other times, tiring for people. To settle this, food are sold on the street,eateries and some are gotten on special delivery.
Interestingly, street food has become the norm, a daily ritual for some people. The sellers even know them by their names or give them nicknames.
Nigerians don't play with street food, why go through the stress of cooking when they can get ready made food outside without stress😀 a delight to food sellers.

Below are street food Nigerians can not do without:

1.  Ewa Agoyin
This meal is mashed beans and special stew. It is popularly sold by Togolese. The beans is cooked extremely soft and mashed with turning spoon.
The stew is made with palm oil, onions and dry pepper popularly known as "ata gbigbe" or "ata ijosi" . To prepare this stew;
- heat palm oil, do not bleach. Bleached palm oil is not healthy.
- add onions, allow to fry.
- add blended pepper, allow to fry. Let it fry till it  coagulates, forming tiny lumps.
- add salt and Maggi, stir and fry.
Keep frying till it's dark and not burnt. The dark color and taste is the sauce deal.
 People eat this with agege bread and others prefer plantain. You can't help but notice the rapid sales of bread immediately the beans is ready. Ask Iya Togo that sells beans😂😁

2. Corn
   This is another street food that people love to buy. Corn bought on street is available in two forms: Roasted or cooked. Corn goes well with coconut or Pear fondly called "Ube".
 May, June, July is the season of Corn. Be sure to be on the lookout for it. Lots of people are waiting to have a taste of it.

3. Roasted Plantain and Yam
  For the love of Plantain...
Roasted plantain fondly called Boli is a roadside treat. It is often eaten with groundnut and is quite tasty.
 Most sellers also include roasted yam when selling roasted plantain. They have tasty stew with fried panla fish and pomo prepared alongside the roasted yam. When you visit Alaba Int'l market, you'll see roadside sellers plying these tasty meals. Alaba men, love it. The sellers are also in streets near you.

4. Fried Akara and Yam
 This is also a street treat that can't be over emphasized. Fried Akara is sold early in the morning and in the evening.
It's taken with pap, bread or yam.
Fried Akara is made from grinded beans. Other sellers also include fried yam, plantain and potato. I personally love fried yam with suya pepper😋

5. Suya
  "Aboki, I wan buy suya, gimme taste"
 This is like a night ritual. Suya is another street delicacy we love with it's sweet and spicy pepper.
The beef is exquisitely grilled over charcoal which adds to it's flavor.

6. Indomie, Fried egg and Bread
   "Mai Shai! Shaperly run me indomie and eggs"
"Mai Shai! Fry egg for me , put am inside bread"
  These special meals are sold at night, they are mostly sold by mallams in certain street corners. And of course, other sellers try to make a difference by adding carrot  and other veggies in the noodles.
One Intriguing fact about this street food is that it breeds connectivity. People get to talk to each  other and connect while waiting for their meal especially when they are not in a hurry.

    Street food sells fast because it's readily available when it's needed. The buyers know the time the meals are ready and are quick to go get their share.
 

So there you have it, six out of the numerous street food people can't do without. Which is your favorite?  Do let me know  in the comment section and if yours isn't there, also let me know.

PS: Picture 1-5 are gotten online.