I came to the conclusion, after my little research, that without rice, the life of an AfricAN, cant be sweet
If he doesnt have rice for a week or two, u will knw sumthing is wrong with this man
if u want to punish an africaN, dnt give him rice for month, and he will be sick
IS RICE, africans culture in general? or we just seems to like rice?
even an average poor man, seems to have at least one bag of ric, for christmas every year
AFRICANS EQUALS TO RICE

Natasha,,:

huh really okay I second what you said about the Christmas thingny but as for me its [b]beverage I can't do without [/b]

i bet u will be sick if u dnt have rice every week?
ewwww, beverage? u cnt do witout it?

Not all I'd say in West African country it's more common, in Central Africa for example in Cameroon or Angola, DRC they used to eat more plaintains and things like that

my grandparents rarely ate rice.

Honestly, rice is almost non-indigenous to African cusine  . That is why we import rice and often use rice recipies that are not unique.

However there is a native strain of African rice that was cultivated in west Africa, (Ghana I belive) African slaves intriduced rice cultivation to the u.s, but it has been neglected and  cheaper foreign rice has caused it too lose popularity.

I feel like African food is lagging behind the world

pleep:

Honestly, rice is almost non-indigenous to African cusine  . That is why we import rice and often use rice recipies that are not unique.

However there is a native strain of African rice that was cultivated in west Africa, (Ghana I belive) African slaves intriduced rice cultivation to the u.s, but it has been neglected and  cheaper foreign rice has caused it too lose popularity.

I feel like African food is lagging behind the world

Seriously i think this is wrong, where are u born?? they plant rice in my village and cook, for chopping and selling, i myself was surprised when i saw it
u sound like sum1 who grew up in lagos, well if so i did too, but went to village for six month, and i must tell u, village people cherish their food very well.
and am from ERIN oke, Ilesha, try going to village to see things for yaself

Donlittle:

Seriously i think this is wrong, where are u born?? they plant rice in my village and cook, for chopping and selling, i myself was surprised when i saw it
u sound like sum1 who grew up in lagos, well if so i did too, but went to village for six month, and i must tell u, village people cherish their food very well.
and am from ERIN oke, Ilesha, try  going to village to see things for yaself

the u.s but from South east Nigeria. My parents, who lived in a rather remote area, always said they rarely ate rice That it was not indigenous.
I know many ancient w. African cultures cultivated rice, but what I'm saying is that it wasn't as widespread as it is now. I don't Think people ate rice much in Nigeria in say the 1800's. Of course it's possible that were my parents grew up rice wasn't as common as in the Lagos area. Anyway,  Native African rice is very gritty and unpleasant it's possible that the rice they grow in your village could be an Asian strain?

I could be wrong but It seems to be that the popularity of rice in Africa is a rather new thing. But dispite my rambling I'm not a professional lol.

I don't think rice is really indigenous either. I'd have to look into that.

Rice is not indigenous to South Eastern Nigeria. Our ancestors only ate yam, cassava and plantain.

I never thought I could live without rice, but honest to you, I have not eaten rice (or yam or garri) this year. . . . and I am not sick. 

pleep:

the u.s but from South east Nigeria. My parents, who lived in a rather remote area, always said they rarely ate rice That it was not indigenous.
I know many ancient w. African cultures cultivated rice, but what I'm saying is that it wasn't as widespread as it is now. I don't Think people ate rice much in Nigeria in say the 1800's. Of course it's possible that were my parents grew up rice wasn't as common as in the Lagos area. Anyway,  Native African rice is very gritty and unpleasant it's possible that the rice they grow in your village could be an Asian strain?

I could be wrong but It seems to be that the popularity of rice in Africa is a rather new thing. But dispite my rambling I'm not a professional lol.

You are wrong oh.
In most west African countries (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania,Benin,Togo,Liberia, Mali .etc) rice is like the staple food as in people eat it daily especially for lunch .

^People from one of those countries introduced rice cultivation to the US, but in nigeria rice eating wasnt widespread until recent decades.

Thanks
Which is why i didn't mention Nigeria, i was not sure.

looooooool@ topic

asians (china,japan, india) have rice for dinner as much if not more during their life.

So why pick on the africans.

It's probably because it's so cheap and easy to prepare in bulk.

Hmmmmm! Funny enough my own case is different. I can eat beans 365days in a year and nothing dey happen, I don't miss rice at all.

why do arabs love bread
why do europeans love anything made from flour

Why won't africans love rice? it's another way of getting away from "The Real African Culture" of EBA, IYAN, AMALA, SEMO, LAFU, e.t.c. Geez I LOVE RICE TO A FAULT be it White + Stew, Fried(favourite tho'), jollof, ofada, e.t.c dats if der are others!

Its easy to cook that is why.

Mr, Cork:

I hate rice. I love bread n egg!

Akebaje omo mummy.

@MR CORK,hhy wouldnt u love egg when u re cork?know say na ur children wey u dey chop like that

The Chinese eat rice twice a day.For lunch and dinner which amounts to 14 times a week and 56 times a month. I don't think rice is a a staple food in Nigeria.In most families in Nigeria,rice is still "Sunday Sunday" food.

Ivbade:

Hmmmmm! Funny enough my own case is different. I can eat beans 365days in a year and nothing dey happen, I don't miss rice at all.

Ol boy, did you say you eat BEANS 365 days in a year? Chai na waoo! Your mess no go get level oo.

Donlittle:

I came to the conclusion, after my little research, that without rice, the life of an AfricAN, cant be sweet
If he doesnt have rice for a week or two, u will knw sumthing is wrong with this man
if u want to punish an africaN, dnt give him rice for month, and he will be sick
IS RICE, africans culture in general? or we just seems to like rice?
even an average poor man, seems to have at least one bag of ric, for christmas every year
AFRICANS EQUALS TO RICE

I disagree! It all depends on your culture. Taking Nigeria as a case study, a typical Hausa man will have rice in almost all his meals. The Ibo man can go for months without rice. He may get it on festive days. Eba is right there for him daily. The Yoruba man is similar to the Ibo man in the choice of rice for festivity. Amala and pounded yam is the daily call for a Yoruba man.

I eat rice in different forms,In the morning white rice and beans,Afternoon fit form chop chollof rice night any kind of rice is ok once no alternative.

Nigerians eat rice cos its readily available,especially wen you work on the island,

An average Africana man is not an African man until he swallow something on daily basis ( Garri, Amala etc)

I have not eaten rice today!
Why?
OK,I need to take it as lunch.
Right Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

RICE is a universally accepted meal which can be taken as breakfast, lunch and even dinner. It can be served in occasions and is no longer for the rich. So, if African's love rice, what then would you say of Asians and Europeans.
For me, rice is good anyday, anytime, anyhour.

Rice is not traditional to Africans, we all hv our native food.
A Yoruba man will always preface Amala our rice
U cannot separate an Hausa man from Tuwo
Apu makes an Igbo man a complete human
so rice is not really our preference, it just one of our meals