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Santanfara
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 Posted - 30 Sep 2007 : 15:00:36
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i write to remind all those Gambians from upcountry to remember eating our lovely local foods in maintaining our genes .
yes ,foods such as nyankatan ,domodah,churah cherteh or teha kere churo,kuja or lam dan ,boiled corn ,mono .
this foods can now be found where ever you are .nyankan is easy to cook .find peanuts ,grind it in a grinder ,find smoke fish and other necessary ingredients you are sorted.
domodah is also easy ,buy meat ,peanut butter,maggi,some potato,onion,tomato paste and seed and add the other small ingredients like black pepper,red pepper ,a bit of salt .that is it.you can fisrt fry the meat in oil or just boil it and then add the rest .
churah cherteh .this one is also easy .a cup of rice ,grind peanuts ,buy peanuts from any shop and then grind it twice and then mix it a little bit with an already washed rice ,add water put it on the cooker .continue to stir untill fully cooked .be careful ,when boiling ,it those splash out .put a bit of salt to taste .it takes close to one hour to be ready .
kuja ,this is a bit tricky .it is difficult to see kuja in many european and american markets but buy spinach ,boil and then add lemon juice to it ,then mix .you can then prepare a dry fish ,and other basic ingredients to eat with rice or make it as an add on to a bendachin .
boilded corn is quiet straight forward .buy fresh corn in its skin ,then peel it ,then boil it ,add a bit of salt .eat with butter or on its own. mono .this is mainly for the jahankas and the sarahulehs .use corn flower ,mix with water ,put on a cooker and stir ,keep adding some water until it starts to soft ,then add a bit more water and leave to cook ,stir every few minutes .eat with milk and butter or cream or any thing you fancy.you can also use solimina flower to make mono .
the people of the greater banjul copy this foods from us so lets reclaim it back .laugh.keep eating home cook meal ,it is better.more baraka .help the wive in home chores ,this increase the love and stability .God bless .
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Edited by - Santanfara on 30 Sep 2007 15:02:14 |
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leokat
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Sep 2007 : 19:18:30
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Not just the Gambians  . I absolutely love the food my boyfriend's mum and sister cook for me whilst I am in The Gambia (and not just because someone else is doing the cooking for a change - though I admit that was a bonus  ).
Haha one day I was picking out and tasting the various individual components of my meal and complimenting the cooking and various ingrediants, when I came across an 'unknown' and delicious vegetable.
"Oh this is lovely."
I said
"What is it?"
"It's a carrot!"
My boyfriend replied.
Oops  It did go to prove that fresh, local ingrediants simply cooked are SO different from the commercially produced stuff on sale in UK supermarkets. I am lucky in that I can get fresh organic local vegetables from farmer's markets. However, even the carrots on sale there are not a patch on the Gambian ones I ate.
Back in the UK I love cooking - especially 'foreign' meals. Unfortunately, I haven't quite got round to cooking Gambian food but I intend to start soon. As you say Santafara, most of the ingrediants are readily available (or adaptable from familiar ones). However, I have not been able to get hold ofbitter tomatoes so have asked my boyfriend to send me some seeds so I can have a go at growing my own next spring. I'm also having trouble locating palm oil. My local Asda does have palm oil mixed with canola oil, but I don't think that would be a suitable substitute. Anyone got any ideas
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2007 : 09:57:20
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I am hungary now, love the meals that are good when i go to the villages, so fresh.  |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2007 : 10:40:11
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leokat ,it depends which part of u.k you live .in many parts of the midlands and london area you can get palm oil from many local corner shops especially nigerian and ghanian run ones.
i just cook palm oil meal for my wife two days ago. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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