East meets west..., mixing the rice with the veggies...

frying the mixed veggies and shrimps...

Frying the rice in veggie oil and chopped onions

And you tube shows the way...

Curry, salt, red pepper and onion...

couldn't get liver anywhere around here. decided to substitute with some raw shrimps. chicken broth also used.

So i decided to try something new today. Decided to make fried rice. Went online, got some recipes, thanks to youtube..
had some left over mixed veggies in the fridge

Flytefalls:
ROAD TRIP!!!! I genuinely felt excited for you, adventure tastes as sweet. Get home safely

Thanks... 'Twas quite an adventure..

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OP you ate rice? Chai. Abeg what is the name of that restaurant I need me some snails and pounded yam with hot Efo riro[/quote
Forgotten what the name is. It's someplace off Cleveland avenue, columbus oh

Originalsly:
At OP...is the plate ware?...or plastic?

See question...

2 hrs later...
Decided I've seen enough for one day.
Return trip. Boring roads

Finally arrived at:

Columbus downtown

OSU med center

I'm driving thru the ghetto area of Columbus downtown right now, but u can see the CBD straight ahead. Poverty and affluence so close...

Columbus skyline from my car,. Tis too cold to step outside

alldruns1:


Nna, u dey fall my hand o. Dis is an interesting trip bt u aren't making it look so esp. 2 pple wt strong curiosity 2 catch a glimpse of hw 'obodo oyibo' looks like. Besides, d quality of d cam u claimed isn't impressive at all: wondering if it d real DSLR! Or u are nt just a photo persin?

For instance, u mean all u can snap in that restaurant are just plates of food? I wonder if they hv entrance or structure or staff or general interior view at all! U claimed gas so cheap! U dey spare your internet data kwanu? D picshure of d menu sheet u snapped was even blur. Dat one na snow effect too?

Embarked on dis kind long trip only 2 first go order jollof/fried rice? O boy, dis no be d lasgid life u claimed naw! U no talk of fufu/eba wt assorted (round-about, towel, orisirisi), lafun (white amala), ewa agoin wt agae bread, etc. Or u wan make I share my just two weeks Atlanta trip picshure, then u go confirm say some china phones sabi snap.

Omo eko, come on, raise you game & let's go!

Went to Columbus to eat., not take pictrs. The Picts u seen so far re from a 5s. Only James Bond can drive and use a DSLR at the same time. Those suckers re heavy dude. Besides, how do u zoom and focus with one hand?
Stay tuned. U might see Some real SLR pictrs of COSI

cococandy:
all my ingredients for jollof rice I buy at Walmart and Safeway . They have knorr and that's what I use. They also have everything else for jollof and fried rice.

No they don't have egusi and all those native African stuff that's why I think you shouldn't fill your tummy first with jollof rice
At least you drove far for African food, hammer better swallow.

na the jollof and fried rice dey hungry me pass., but u trust now, I order swallow for take out. won't drive that long and return home empty handed.

Part 2.
1pm..... was too full to start fooling around Columbus downtown. twas also very cold outside, 36F or 2.2C. was able to get pictrs of some landmarks and pictrs of Columbus skyline from my car.,
decided to visit COSI (Columbus, ohio dynamic center of science and industry).
Twas fun and interesting. wld share pictrs if u guys want it

I guess I lost the 2nd round. I was full like crazy. but that egusi was perfect. the goat meat was kinda hard, but twas ok.
anyways, I ordered some Eba with more egusi, chicken, and Goat meat Pepper soup and the rest of my SUYA for take-out.
I Know i'm set this sunday!!!
couldn't resist having a sip of the pepper soup immediately. It was nice sha, but that OMPH, that OMG feeling wasn't there. just like the moi-moi and the suya, that naija home cooking unique flavor was missing.
its true what they say., east or west, home is best.

decided to try the egusi with goat meat. So came number 2;

10 mins later:

after about 30 mins, my number 1. came out>.... this was wat it looked like:
Sorry, took some bites before remembering to take the pictr

Jasi7:
R u stil gon update or ure tryna read what u wrote...i can see ure viewing the thread lagosboy86

do u want the full story or not? trying not to leave any detail out

My hostess wanted me to try 2 out first.
the SUYA arrived. I was expecting the usual nice Hausa Suya, but what I got was this:
the suya tasted nice and all, but it was nothing compared to lagos suya. tasted more like beef kekab with suya seasoning.
Anyways sha, I dispatched the 2 suyas.
I was kinda disappointed, but I knew that the main dish was still coming.

so as I was munching the

adepiero:
No more updates, I think the op is lost

Inbuilt GPS got crazy and took me to Columbus international instead. Garmin to the rescue

kk

zeezahbee:
your only consolation is that the food must be palatable or else, am sure u will be for wasting your fuel

Gas is cheap jare.

cococandy:
so you traveled many miles just to eat jollof rice
You could have bought all the ingredients you need for that at any Walmart or Safeway close to you.

Better eat enough swallow and conc naija soup before you leave there. If you fill your stomach with jollof rice e no go good.

Walmart ke. do u see maggi and knorr at Walmart? or can you get egusi and garri at safeway?

she asked me what I wanted for appetizer while she got the food ready. I quickly scanned thru the menu and one item caught my attention. SUYA.,
God knows I havn't heard that word, talk more of smelling that delicious aroma or even tasting it in almost 4 years.
memories of my childhood came flooding back., how I used to sneak out at night to buy suya from the aboki 2 streets away from my home in ebute- meta.. My dad forbade me from ever eating suya then. Unhygienic he called it. I still remember how I would wash and rinse my mouth over and over again to remove that smell that always lingers after u just had suya, so pops doesn't know what I've been up to. How I miss those days now.
anyways sha, back to my story.,
I ordered 4 SUYAs for appetizer., with a bottle of malt. N.B, the closest drink to maltina or malta guiness here is called Goya malt. its not quite there, but e try small.
as I was waiting for my SUYA, the lady's husband came with a saucer of chin chin.,

I was like wowwwww, U will need the EMT to get me out of here today by the time i'm done., lol.
I wanted something that would bring back that feeling of home, something that would make me feel Nigerian again
anyways, I started with no. 1.- Jollof rice with fried rice, with a side of moi- moi and whiting fish, (fried Kpanla) she called it.