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mohawkchic (f)
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~A Couple Of Threads Got Me Reminiscing About Snacks AKA "Cham Cham" I Use To Indulge In As A Child . . .My Favourites: Some Of Which I Havent Eaten Since I Was A Child! And That Was A LoOng Time Ago!  Then There Are The Ones That I've Tasted, Disliked/Will Likely Eat Again. . . .
~Care To Go Down Memory Lane & Chat About Snack/s You Like/d ~Disliked ~Havent Eaten Since Forever Or Snacks You've Tried In Other African Countries. . .
~Post/Share Recipes If You Have Them . . .I Am Aware We All Have Our Very Own Unique Way Of Making Food!Since Most West African Countries Mirror Each Other,I Except To Find Similar/Same Snacks/Appetizers With Different Names. . .
~ I'm Looking Forward To Read About Your Experiences Snacking,Discover The Different Types of Snacks & Appetizers Within Our African Countries! Now Share/Escape Into Those Memories & Drool
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mohawkchic (f)
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Some Of My Fav. Childhood Snacks I'm Craving For:
~Ginger Cake: Round Flat/Thick Spicy Tan Ginger Biscuit/Rusks,{We tend to call everything "Cake" }Some made as hard as Rocks! I prefered The Ones That Break easily:I Loved giving it a Kung-Fu Hit on my palms to break it up 
~Groundnut Cake: Dunno The Ingredient for this But the tips were shaped Like arrows On Paper Thin Bars/Snaps: They were usually sold Side by Side W/ Sesame Seed Snaps,we call it "Beni Cakes"
~Binch Akara: Minced Black Eye Beans Fritters
~Beet Root chips: Sliced Paper Thin
~Plantain Cake: Over-Riped Plantain Mixed W/ Flour & Spicies
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xoxoxo (f)
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i tried the samosa and yam balls - very tasty
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Fhemmmy
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  |
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SeanT21 (f)
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Polo aka CHIN CHIN: Loved it.
Meat-Pies: Loved it.
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SeanT21 (f)
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Kanyah: A delicious Liberian snack. Its made from farina, sugar, and peanuts. I miss it so much. PS: I can not find pictures of it though.
Ginger Cookies: awwww, I miss it so much.
Plantain Chips: My fave. I love it crispy with a little salt.
Roasted Corn and Cassava: Tasty
Roasted Cassava and Coconut: Tasty
Various Liberian Peanuts:Tasty
Fried Plantain and Ground Pea:Tasty
Fresh mangoes: My fave fruit.
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SeanT21 (f)
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Sweet Potato Pone: Loved it.
Sugar Cookies: I used to bake this.
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Fhemmmy
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Keep them coming |
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SeanT21 (f)
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Keep them coming  |
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mohawkchic (f)
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~OMG SeanT! You had Kanya too? I'm ever so excited here!
~Back Home,They're either made w/ Rice Or Garri: I like the one made w/ Garri better than the one w/ Rice! Matter of Fact i have some in my Snack Cupboard my Nana sent me. . .
~Finding Pics on the Net of Mentioned Snacks is proving a lil bit tasking. . Next Time I go Home I'll be sure to take pics of Snacks & make it available on the Internet!
~I Loved Roasted Cassava w/ a dollop of Butter. . .My My. . What Memories!
~I wasnt Crazy about Roasted Corn but i like the Boiled Corn . .
~Parched/Roasted Peanuts,i absolutely loved eating w/ the Peel : I like Salted Boiled Peanuts too. . .
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mohawkchic (f)
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~It is Yummy Mama G, One of those snacks once you start eating,you want more!
~I've been stuffing my face w/ it since i read seanT's Post:
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SeanT21 (f)
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@@@MC
Yes, That's the picture.I love Kanyah so much. The only thing I hate about it is that it makes me freaking thirsty. Kanyah is a classic Liberian snack. There is no Kanyah here or maybe I am just not looking right.I forgot that U add Garri or Rice.
PS: I think I read somewhere that U are from Sierra Leone. That explains to me why U know so much about Kanyah.
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Yeah . . . I be Sa Lone Titi
~You can say that again @ Thirsty!! It's filling Too. . I havent been able to eat yet since i had the slices on the Plate on pic. .
~Am not aware if it's packaged & sold either not that i wud buy it even if it was! I Like how my Nana makes hers. . . .using Fine Garri,Peanut Butter. . eating Kanya w/ garri thats not parched properly sucks. . . .
~They were shaped either using the Scoop spoons off Baby Milk Tins or Cut out into rectangle shapes!
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Your Sugar Cookies i think are our "King Drivers" AKA "Kill Driver" as its popularly known. . . Not one of my fav.
~I loved the pastry off Meat/Fish Pies but the Onions were off putting for me! I'd always be the one opening my Meat pie to get rid of all the Onions!: The only time I enjoy eating Meat Pie as an Adult is when i make a request for it to be made w/o Onions & for Cubes of Boiled Potatoes to be added:
~The Plantain Chips I remember were Long strips of fried plantain chips,almost the length of the plantain. . .not like the round small ones sold in african stores! There'll be like 3/4 in a packet!
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FL Gators
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MC, thanks, I need this. I barely have time to dey cook anymore, esp when the kitchen is packed with more than 30 other mates. Can you post some snacks that I can easily buy in the store.  |
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*Hauwa*
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masa da sugar
masa da yaji
masa da miyan
fried Akasi chips
Ube just for licking
anyday.
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FL Gators
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masa da sugar
masa da yaji
masa da miyan
anyday.
Is this a prayer?  |
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OgidiBoy (m)
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masa da sugar
masa da yaji
masa da miyan
fried Akasi chips
Ube just for licking
anyday.
Suffer head, poor man snacks  |
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*Hauwa*
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wetin you smoke this evening? wetin that women Fl gater feed you tonight, no near me o. |
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OgidiBoy (m)
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People dey chop suya masa and salad for snacks, suffer head like you dey only chop masa with suger and yaji.
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*Hauwa*
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eyaaaaaa i must move to Irvine then Ogidi mgba Gator, you came on a good day . |
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mohawkchic (f)
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~No worries FLG. . am doing some resaerch on Naija Snacks! Will be sure to post my discoveries when i'm finished i aint sure which ones are distributed/sold you see. . .
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mohawkchic (f)
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~I got lucky on finding a couple of pics On Google
~The Freetown Foods pic has Ginger Cakes,Pepper Mint & CoConut Cakes on the Plate. . .
~The CoConut Cake on Pic is another Type of CoConut Cake I Think  Dunno if thats whats it actually called:I've tried it But dont Like it. . the Pepper Mints however. . Oh La La. . They were The best! I loved the twirl & the different Flavours,use to suck on the red one a lot Just so the Colour on my tongue will change
~The Second Pic is Yet Another Type of CoConut cake. . Never Tried It. . .Looks familiar to anyone?
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OgidiBoy (m)
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eyaaaaaa i must move to Irvine then Ogidi mgba Gator, you came on a good day . You always welcome to Irving my sister. Come so I can buy you real African snacks ok. Anyways my favorite snack is roasted corn with coconut and uba "Nigerian pear" |
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OgidiBoy (m)
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Thunder scatter your head there, me and you dey the same level so don't even try to front |
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FL Gators
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Abeg, make you allow MC post more snacks. Hunger dey kill me for here |
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*Hauwa*
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see she is hungry already. what are you both waiting for? ticket to Irvine eyaaaa |
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FL Gators
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Abeg o, why me na? What makes you think I no get level too. But I still loff ya, Ogidiboy, jare. You go soon rise to Hauwa's level. She still dey enjoy her 'important" date |
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