Farfalla:
I couldn't respond sooner. Pele.



I doubt that.
I think they just wanted this "native" feel to the name and 'Bantu' just seemed like a perfect fit. I mean, I don't know....



You're welcome.
And speaking of Zulu people, I had also heard about them way before meeting them. There was this song about Zulu warriors we'd sing as kids. I still remember it. My mum also sung the same song as a kid.



She had fans here and there but she never did it for me. I do like Sauti Sol though. Maybe it's because they don't sing these cliché Kenyan songs that usually sound like nursery school rhymes.



Interesting, because I read a lot of West African literature. Elechi Amadi, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ama Ata Aidoo, and Cyprian Ekwensi. We even did some of their books as literature set books. I also read Chimamanda's books but I still prefer the older novelists so far. Do you know that Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero has a Kiswahili version?


Aluta continua!!
**raises fist to join you in solidarity.



Sure they have beautiful names, but me, eh? It's their food I like.
As for their men, many women don't like them (for lots of good reasons), until you hear that he's the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

folake4u:

Oh really? What is the Kenyan version of "The Trials of Brother Jero"?

How's their food like? Spicy? Sweet? Creamy? And what is your favourite Arabian food?

Farfalla:


Masaibu ya Ndugu Jero.



Their food is spicy, but not hot chilli spicy. They use warm spices - cardamom, ginger, cumin and sometimes unique spices like saffron and rose water.
I don't have a particular favourite dish but their kabsa rice and chicken dish is something I'd eat for life. Then there's another rice and mutton dish I had in one Arab restaurant. The chef just said that the secret was in the smoked rice and refused to diverge anything else . Though it did taste like every ingredient was smoked.

Don't get me started on their biryiani and pilau (which have both been adopted by East Africans). They cook it better by far.

Then there's their tea and coffee. They just don't give you normal Kenyan tea . They'll put fresh mint, lime, cloves, honey and cardamom. And their coffees must have cardamom and/or ginger.

As for their desserts and pastries, I kinda have my reservations. They are usually too sweet and addictive. They love those sugar syrup and peanut or sesame candies. Or sometimes they mix that syrup with coconut flakes. I really wouldn't advise anyone who loves their heart to even attempt to go near them. Addictive, with ZERO nutritional value.

All in all, I've never taken anything bland in an Arab restaurant.

folake4u:


Niceeeee. I love ginger, garlic and spices in general. How does saffron taste or smell like? I have read so many benefits about this spice, fell in love, that I named my diary "Colour me saffron".

Oh wow. I like seeing their food on social media though. Always looking colourful and spicy. There's this kebap dish I'm looking forward to trying one day. I have added kabsa rice and chicken dish to my To-eat list, courtesy of you.

I like Arabian tea though. It is nice.

Hahaha what happened to Kenya tea? Gist me.😂

Oh No!! I don't like pastries/desserts that are TOO SWEET.

Thank you for sharing your Arabian restaurant experience.

Farfalla:


How does one describe a taste or smell? Lol!
To me saffron threads brewed in hot water tastes something like wild/unrefined honey or like flower nectar (My siblings and I would suck nectar out of flowers as kids so I'm kinda familiar with that taste ).

I also feel it distinctively smells like a type of flower when brewed in hot water. I never pick any notable taste when put in rice, but saffron threads do make bland white foods colourful.

Oh, you go find a good restaurant and get yourself that kebab. Kenyans have massacred that dish. You should see what they call 'kebab'.

Kenyan tea is one of the best in the world. It's even exported all over the world. But many Kenyans like to brew tea with no spices at all. No cardamom. No cinnamon. No ginger. No lime. Nothing. Just that particular taste of tea is what they crave for. My stubborn father is a good example. He even has his own milk:water:tea leaves ratio and each item follows a strict order in which it's added to the pot. I'm the only one who can handle his "little ways" whenever he comes over to my home. Even his tilapia has to be prepared in a certain way. Anyway, my old man's story is for another day. I can write a book about him.

Glad to share, but don't get surprised whenever I don't respond to your mention(s) sooner. Sometimes I "disappear" out of Nairaland to answer certain calls of duty.

Sulele04:
Not nl ladies trying to copy cat.

What that hell is pink-pill .

I pity anybody deceived by these shinanigans.

The worst thing you can do is allow a group of strangers influence your prejudice against a particular gender.

folake4u:


Omggggggggg!!!!! I thought I was the ONLY weird child in the world that used to suck the nectar out of flowers. There was one flower plant in my house that suffered in my hands as a child, I sucked the living daylight out of it. It was so SWEET! But I later got a pollen allergy from the flower and my father cut down the plant down to its stem. I legit cried.

But it's good to know I wasn't the only one who sucked nectar as a child. I wasn't weird after all.

I now know how saffron threads taste like. Looking forward to it some day.

Hahahaha what do Kenyans call kebab. I'd like to see it. 😂😂

Had no idea Kenya tea is one of the best. Good to hear that, we do learn everyday.

Nigerians are the worst, we call hot chocolate "tea".

What type of tea do you like? Green tea? Lavender tea? Ginger tea?

Lol. I think old people like sticking to ways that are familiar to them. I won't blame your papa that much.🤣

Nahhhh! No offense taken at all. We all have lives outside of Nairaland (except trolls) so you can respond at your convenient time.

Farfalla:


1. So you sucked nectar too? Hahaha....

2. I'll find a picture that represents that Kenyan 'kebab' and post it, with the hope that it will not find its way into Poco's collection alongside that infamous spaghetti picture belonging to one incel. 🤣🤣

3. I take green tea because its health benefits have been hyped over the years and I bought into it, but I don't exactly prefer its flavour or anything. I sometimes add lemon and honey depending on whatever time of the month it is, but most times I add nothing to it.

Have a pleasant week ahead.

folake4u:


No wahala, I'd be expecting it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you remember that incel and his hideous food.

Have a pleasant week ahead too, Fárfalla.

Farfalla:


I remember you were expecting a sample of the Kenyan kebab.

Picture 1 is a sample of the Arabian kebab platter.
Picture 2 is a sample of the Kenyan kebab (looks like *#!*!).

See? Very easy choice for Kwin Poco.

Credit - Google Images

Farfalla:


I remember you were expecting a sample of the Kenyan kebab.

Picture 1 is a sample of the Arabian kebab platter.
Picture 2 is a sample of the Kenyan kebab (looks like *#!*!).

See? Very easy choice for Kwin Poco.

Credit - Google Images

doggedfighter:
Please I need to buy afford non- stick pots that's affordable yet good.

I need recommendations, please.

Cc: Pocohantas, Folake4u , et al

Please girls , everyone help.

Good morning !

doggedfighter:
Please I need to buy afford non- stick pots that's affordable yet good.

I need recommendations, please.

Cc: Poco.hantas, Folake.4u , et al

Please girls , everyone help.

Good morning !

doggedfighter:
Please I need to buy afford non- stick pots that's affordable yet good.

I need recommendations, please.

Cc: Pocohantas, Folake4u , et al

Please girls , everyone help.

Good morning !

folake4u:


Hi DG, Good morning to you.

Non-stick pots are generally expensive. I don't think I've seen an affordable one, I might be wrong.

Poco is the best to ask for this, na she be Chef.

@babythug do you know any affordable one?

pocohantas:


Good morning, DG!
I don't know brands of nonstick pots o. The last I bought was 3 years ago and I can't remember the brand. I will check the bottom when I am back to Lagos. Though I think majority of the fairly priced ones in the Nigerian market are not of the highest quality. But you can care for them to get the best out of it.

babythug:


Sis
. Ah ah you didn’t even hint we the family 😁😁😁

So how will jollof rice and souvenirs be sent to us? 😂

Congrats 🥂 😘

folake4u:


Hi DG, Good morning to you.

Non-stick pots are generally expensive. I don't think I've seen an affordable one, I might be wrong.

Poco is the best to ask for this, na she be Chef.

@babythug do you know any affordable one?

pocohantas:


Good morning, DG!
I don't know brands of nonstick pots o. The last I bought was 3 years ago and I can't remember the brand. I will check the bottom when I am back to Lagos. Though I think majority of the fairly priced ones in the Nigerian market are not of the highest quality. But you can care for them to get the best out of it.

doggedfighter:
Please I need to buy afford non- stick pots that's affordable yet good.

I need recommendations, please.

Cc: Pocohantas, Folake4u , et al

Please girls , everyone help.

Good morning !

HanisahZuwy:
What's your budget? I know someone who sells them, different types depending on your budget. She even sent to someone in Ph few days ago.

doggedfighter:


She sells new or thrift ?

GIoriousGbola:
Okay, Thanks

Proserpina:
Folake4u

Okay so here's the gist.

Dude started live, according to him it was his first time. He said he couldn't go anywhere in Lagos without the paparazzi (due to the fame and all) I believe that influenced him into going live or so.

He set some ground rules and hammered on No "Are you single" questions lol some still asked though. Sadly that wasn't the most disturbing of all, it was the way ladies were throwing themselves at him in the comments section. Like I read things I couldn't unread . One lady even greeted the dudes mom that was resting on the couch in the background. It was so funny 🤣 like "My mother in-law, It's being a while how have you been " (read in Yoruba for adequate effect) .

While all these might appear as ladies catching cruises or jokes, the consistency proof otherwise. Like how can 95% of the comments be about dating him, being his spec, loving his physique, wanting to be his virtual assistant ( I wouldn't know if the lady who kept asking this really meant to apply for a job. If so does she think that's the appropriate time or channel to go about that? ) lol. Folly! women were throwing themselves at him live and I was shocked . One tried to caution them saying they don't know if he is gay, or dating or ritualist (Me I know that's what that one tells herself to sleep better at night, nah coping mechanism ) But dude found the comment offensive Sha and I reason with him. You shouldn't defame someone just because you can't get over him nah

Anyways, Aside being an handsome cool and easy going persona, dude can sing he plays piano well too. He entertained us with that. Me I Sha asked him to play a song because I noticed he can't sing on high octave ( I wan wicked him small for always waka waka about) He didn't sing the song Sha. God saved him
He kept mentioning a specific handle like that sha before you know it, two ladies tagged the handle one called her our wife the other said one gibberish . I was like Wahala dey for man life ooo

Honestly ehn I specifically pray that God will help him to choose right .

In all it was fun and it showed that some of the things these guys type here about women are true. . Like I left when I started feeling shame for my gender. It was chaotic!

folake4u:


Lmao. Nor be small gist be this one.

I'm actually surprised that you didn't know Tunde had dated before oh.

He dated that Igbo travel blogger babe, Alma Asinobi. They looked good together sha, were always traveling to countries together, he'd play the piano for her and she'd sing. I heard they broke up. I don't know what went wrong.

When he won this Guinness World Record, some of his fans went to her page to troll her that she didn't congratulate him on his victory.
Nigerians and amebo, but I'm glad she ignored all those nasty comments.

Oh well. Everybody with their own oh. Same way some ladies throw themselves at him is also the same way some guys will even sniff the pants of Ayra Starr if they have the chance.