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There has been a little controversy of recent over a type of bone that is commonly used in some Nigerians meals - especially moi moi and agidi.

A Nigerian on Twitter claimed that this bone is actually called a "brisket bone" instead of "biscuit bone" which Nigerians have called it for ages. I initially believed him not until there was an attempt to refute this claim by a Nairalander who insisted that the name of the bone is actually "Biscuit" and not Brisket.

Out of confusion and utter perplexity, i decided to put my superior research skills to test. What I found was shocking! The real name of the bone is neither biscuit nor brisket.

The bone is called a Spongy Bone.

According to the Britannica

. . .Cancellous bone, also called trabecular bone or spongy bone, light, porous bone enclosing numerous large spaces that give a honeycombed or spongy appearance. The bone matrix, or framework, is organized into a three-dimensional latticework of bony processes, called trabeculae, arranged along lines of stress. The spaces between are often filled with marrow and blood vessels.

https://www.britannica.com/science/cancellous-bone

https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/27/72127-004-22152DF9.jpg


Another image of the bone

cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44, Seun

Bogor! The thing dey sweet die inside tuwo

Bros its biscuit bone because its just a metaphor for "Soft bone" and since biscuit is soft, it is used to name it. Its "biscuit bone", and its not primarily the real name thats why you cant find it in the dictionary, its mainly used to identify it.

Abeg who apart from me know say some biscuit bone sweet pass meat self.

BISCUIT bone na BISKIT bone

So far they are both bones,we are cool with it. *Walks out of thread*

ifu na like, make una modify am as una like, na biscuit bone ah know

thinkdip:
its just a metaphor for "Soft bone" and since biscuit is soft it is used to name it. Its "biscuit bone" , and its not primarily the real name but its used to identify it.

Sort of. . . Biscuit is a proper nomenclature that describes the nature of the bone. Brisket Bone on the other hand is utterly wrong.

By the way, Soft Bone is a disease.

I know it wasn't Brisket and we understood why we called it "biscuit bone"

it's actually egungun bogor.

Nawa o. English no go kill persin

Well, waitin for a thread to name it soap bone

Which kain wahala be this?
Next post will be Soap bone

Apologies for taking up two slots. It was due to network failure.
Can't begin to imagine what will become of the internet situation in this country with Etisalat out of play

thinkdip:
Bros its biscuit bone because its just a metaphor for "Soft bone" and since biscuit is soft, it is used to name it. Its "biscuit bone", and its not primarily the real name thats why you cant find it in the dictionary, its mainly used to identify it.

Abeg who apart from me know say some biscuit bone sweet pass meat self.

Not all biscuits soft, you never hear of pako biscuits?

don't spoil my childhood abeg

fuckerstard:
Not all biscuits soft, you never hear of pako biscuits?

pako biscuit is not biscuit _it is a brisket ...you taste the biscuit when yuar done chewing the brisket!

swagguElite:
pako biscuit is not biscuit _it is a brisket ...you taste the biscuit when yuar done chewing the brisket!

LOL

This is my field, let me help out. There are basically two types of bone tissue surfaces.

A tissue is just a collection of similar cells, hence, a bone tissue is just the collection of bone cells known as Osteoblasts.

The tissue outside the bones are called cortical or compact bones while the ones inside are called cancellous or SPONGY bones.

Their difference is in texture. While cortical bones are hard and protect the outer layer of the bone, the SPONGY bones are soft and lie inside.
Now, the real issue. Is it biscuit or brisket? The truth is, both words are just metaphors, like when guys call 20(or is it 50) naira, white.

It can't be brisket bone. It is biscuit bone because it shares a similarity in the texture with a biscuit. Brisket is not even a metaphor for hardness but a type of meat.

I hereby close this argument. Rise!

Let's just call it brisketscuit bone haba

na WA ooo, Spongebob again?

I thought the biscuit bone abi brisket bone is that one that's a cartilage and can be chewed and swallowed, instead of this spongy one used for moi moi
op no confuse person here o

My brother, next time you go to market, tell the meat seller to give u spongy bone & see what happens after if they will not direct you where spong is being sold.
Nigerians call it biscuit bone & its final, any other name you come with. you are on your own

Sapiosexuality:
This is my field, let me help out. There are basically two types of bone tissue surfaces.

A tissue is just a collection of similar cells, hence, a bone tissue is just the collection of bone cells known as Osteoblasts.

The tissue outside the bones are called cortical or compact bones while the ones inside are called cancellous or SPONGY bones.

Their difference is in texture. While cortical bones are hard and protect the outer layer of the bone, the SPONGY bones are soft and lie inside.
Now, the real issue. Is it biscuit or brisket? The truth is, both words are just metaphors, like when guys call 20(or is it 50) naira, white.

It can't be brisket bone. It is biscuit bone because it shares a similarity in the texture with a biscuit. Brisket is not even a metaphor for hardness but a type of meat.

I hereby close this argument. Rise!

Its called a spongy bone. Thats the original name, every other name is secondary

Sweetguy25:
Its called a spongy bone. Thats the original name, every other name is secondary

Okay. But did you read my post at all?

forget that one.... Brisket, biscuit or spongy whatever na belle e da enter............. Kai that tin sweet die!!!!

Sapiosexuality:
Okay. But did you read my post at all?

Yes i did.