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Cultural cuisine is considered to be ethnic food or a specific set of traditional cooking practice regarded to be part of the culture of a people. Beyond the preparation of the food, the taste is always amazing in a native way and with uniqueness that can only be cooked by an indigene of that tribe.

Nigerian food culture differs from one tribe to another, and these cuisines involve food preparation in particular styles. Traditional dishes are passed down from generation to generation.

There are over 300 tribes in Nigeria, among which the major three tribes are Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. These three, form the major languages which are the foundation upon which other tribes are connected indirectly by migration of fore-fathers or splitting of two states. These are some of the reasons most tribe share the same cultural cuisine.

Even though cultural cuisine like Edi-ka-ikong has been adopted by other tribes, it is known to be owned by the Efik people and it’s environ. The same way attire portrays where a person comes from, so is cultural cuisine especially during special events and festivals such as: traditional marriage, carnivals, burial, festivals and other forms of cultural gathering.

For example during the traditional marriage of an Akwa-Ibomite, the displayed traditional food enables guests to have a taste of what their local food is like. A wide array of all their delicacies will be displayed for the in-laws to see and have a taste, thereby...

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