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Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Ekeeyhandsome(m): 8:45pm On Oct 12, 2021
Python meat is forbidden in my state.. Anambra state
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by tutudesz: 8:47pm On Oct 12, 2021
airsaylongcome:


Ha! My Ijaw cousins dey lick Snail like say nothing o
Na new generation Ijaw be that O! If you asked why we dey forbid snail, Dem go fit talk.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Nobody: 8:49pm On Oct 12, 2021
Ojukwubucket:

Arlu or ALU?..
The whiteman will be very proud of his brainwash on u grin

Brainwash where?.

By the way, I didn't do Igbo in school. So, anyone you chose to call ( arlu or Alu) it is fine. So long as you understand what I mean.

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Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by debbydams(f): 8:49pm On Oct 12, 2021
mirinder:
really! Where re you from
ondo
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by EkunokoRafa: 8:51pm On Oct 12, 2021
There is a bird called 'orofo' in Yoruba language. I'm a descendant of Olu Oje, and we are forbidden from killing less eating this bird. Who will eat an 'Orofo' anyway? Birds as little as hummingbirds?
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by clems88(m): 8:53pm On Oct 12, 2021
Snail is forbidden in my wife's culture. That thing don hungry me die angry
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Ikegift4real(m): 8:56pm On Oct 12, 2021
Mercychen:
Tortoise.
Every other edible thing goes.

I heard people from ondo don't eat pork.
We don't eat tortoise and monkey . Inyi and Achi
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by mariahAngel(f): 8:59pm On Oct 12, 2021
chatinent:


I go like follow you.

Make I go carry big big snails come back.

They say the best time to go snail hunting is late at night when the weather is cool and humid because that is when they come out.
Are you up for it? cheesy
You'll carry the sack, I'll hold the flashlight.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by mariahAngel(f): 9:01pm On Oct 12, 2021
clems88:
Snail is forbidden in my wife's culture. That thing don hungry me die angry


grin
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by OFAIKGROUPS(m): 9:02pm On Oct 12, 2021
dododawa1:
Sucking pussycat and sucking peniscat is forbidden to us

Peniscat?...lmao grin grin... hahahaha
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Nobody: 9:02pm On Oct 12, 2021
Ikegift4real:

We don't eat tortoise and monkey . Inyi and Achi

Do you mean achi the thickener?
We don't eat it too but not that we forbid it. We just prefer the consistency that ofor, ukpo and ede give.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by tolexy007(m): 9:04pm On Oct 12, 2021
Mercychen:
Tortoise. Every other edible thing goes.
I heard people from ondo don't eat pork.
which Ondo?
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by chatinent: 9:05pm On Oct 12, 2021
mariahAngel:


They say the best time to go snail hunting is late at night when the weather is cool and humid because that is when they come out.
Are you up for it? cheesy
You'll carry the sack, I'll hold the flashlight.

Gbamsolutely
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by sageb: 9:07pm On Oct 12, 2021
mamaluwe22:
. Are you from delta state? Ozoro to be precised?

ozoro is an Isoko town

Isoko have strong culture especially the one that pertains to marital affairs
An Isoko woman told me that if a married woman commits adultery and she does not confess, the husband and children will die if they eat anything cooked by her.

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Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by MufasaLion: 9:09pm On Oct 12, 2021
mabeni:
We don't forbid any food in my place but I haven't seen or heard any of my town person eating or ate Dog meat.

Again, as guy or man, you dare not give your shi-shi to a lady or woman to do abortion. If you try am, na wahala.

Make i stop here

At the bolded, I believe it's just fear. Most of these taboo or whatever is based on fear. It's natural for humans to not dare what they fear, but curiosity and experiments over the years has made people realized that most of these taboo is false and superstitions.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Nobody: 9:12pm On Oct 12, 2021
tolexy007:


which Ondo?

My elder sisters friend from ondo told her.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by SirLakes: 9:13pm On Oct 12, 2021
mariahAngel:


Onye na ru oru owu o na'hu e ri nri?

Why nah

This una gist una dey confuse me ooo I no understand again sad
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Bukasint(f): 9:14pm On Oct 12, 2021
nans24:
Nairalanders, abeg am abit curious this afternoon. Regardless of whether you believe in it or not, What Food is forbidden in your culture?

Am asking because I just learnt today that snail is forbidden in my culture meanwhile i dey chop am steady. cheesy

My culture too snails are forbidden too abeg what's your state?
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by shakyum: 9:15pm On Oct 12, 2021
Dog meat is forbidden in the whole Tiv land
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by mariahAngel(f): 9:15pm On Oct 12, 2021
SirLakes:


Why nah

This una gist una dey confuse me ooo I no understand again sad

I asked if those who work don't eat.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Alhajiemeritus: 9:18pm On Oct 12, 2021
Munzy14:

All under sea foods..cheesy


Forget the naija jazz stuffs.

Anyone who lives in the riverine settlements will probably laugh at you being surprise on hearing about tortoise being eaten as meat...
Does tortoise taste like meat or fish?
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Enyimbamercedes: 9:18pm On Oct 12, 2021
Ogbono
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Sleekmilan01(m): 9:19pm On Oct 12, 2021
vinceyinnovation:
Chei!!!!

Is it that delicious, lip smacking, tongue wagging, salivating, snails that some people say it is forbidden....

That's like saying "enjoyment is forbidden"

Me I dont know any forbidden food in my culture...
What I know is that anything cooked to be bitter was not prepared for me...

It's forbidden in my place in Delta state,but since I'm a Christian,I eat everything apart from snake and monkey
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Haakeem(m): 9:22pm On Oct 12, 2021
its religion not culture.............. Pig,dog,snake,horse,monitor lizard hehe etc........ Are forbided to be eaten in my religion.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by chally100(m): 9:24pm On Oct 12, 2021
Mercychen:
Tortoise.
Every other edible thing goes.

I heard people from ondo don't eat pork.
my dear you didn't hear well... buy Lede is still a well known slang
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by chally100(m): 9:28pm On Oct 12, 2021
shantti:
Vulture meat and cat meat
cat meat... limousine is very medicinal
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by enemyofprogress: 9:30pm On Oct 12, 2021
Rice, beans, gari, pounded yam, indomie and akpu
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Lightorder: 9:34pm On Oct 12, 2021
aikyg:
Snail. We are not allowed to touch snail in my culture. Not to talk of eating it. People come from other places to pick snail from our place. We are also not allowed to sell them. The snails just fill the whole bush.
Are you from Nsukka, Enugu state
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by aikyg(m): 9:34pm On Oct 12, 2021
Teewai69:

Guess you're from Amai in Delta state.
No. Enugu state.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by Sammy07: 9:35pm On Oct 12, 2021
babyfaceafrica:
True, ondo Town

I'm from Ondo town too.

And you
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by aikyg(m): 9:35pm On Oct 12, 2021
LivingTribunal:


Where are you from
Enugu state.
Re: What Food Is Forbidden In Your Culture? by aikyg(m): 9:36pm On Oct 12, 2021
Lightorder:
Are you from Nsukka, Enugu state
Ezeagu, Enugu state.

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