Nigeria
Nigerian Food History
The food of North Africa (which Nigeria is) has been heavily influenced over the centuries by the ingredients brought by the traders, invaders and explorer. In the history, trade was largely responsible for changing the flavours of African cuisines, before trading between continents began, main staples included rice, millet( a type of grain), and lentils. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach Nigeria. Around the 1400s Portuguese explorers and traders introduced several food staples to western Africa, such as beans, cassava and maize through their trade. Over the time, European such as British, Dutch and other European traders competed for control of the trade. By 1700s, the British were the main traders of slaves on the Nigerian. Around the trade period, European explorers and slaves ship brought chili peppers and tomatoes from the New World, and both have become ubiquitous components of West African cuisines, along with peanuts, corn, cassava and plantains. In turn, these slave ships carried African ingredients to the New World. Nigerian cuisines uses spices and herbs to create deeply flavoured sauces and soups often made very hot with chili peppers. |
Typical Ingredients
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Based on my knowledge and investigation, I could find some of differences between Australia and Nigeria. However it was bit hard to find similarities between Australia and Nigeria.
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NIGERIAN CURRY