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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Ishilove: 5:29pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Hemanwel:Okwelle? Ellovie? Umia? |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Ishilove: 5:30pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
BBWLOVER:Who or what will never prosper? |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by yungchop: 5:32pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
I'm a yoruba but I don't think there's anything you can't eat. But, I only eat cow and sheep meats and it MUST BE FRIED. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpia: 5:33pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
jubrilELsudan: I've reported this person, mod kindly remove the post, it's so annoying. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tchidi066(f): 5:33pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
I'm from Aguata in Anambra state, here we don't kill and eat pythons, it's a taboo |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 5:35pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Mistaicey2288: LOL. .. Might wanna try them roaches some day though. I hear they're "tasty" If fried... |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Jasongucci: 5:35pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
I have never eaten three leaf (ona). Its forbidden in some parts of owerre. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Biodigesterexpa(m): 5:36pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
snails and cocoa yam |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Kemimarch16(f): 5:37pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Rabbit(ondo),but have eating it before and it doesn't have side effect on me |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 5:37pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Jasongucci: It's bitter, so you're not missing anything. Besides, probably it might have some physical effect on you or something (like allergies), you never know. tpiar: |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Jasongucci: 5:37pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
I have never tasted three leaf yam aka ona. It's forbidden in some parts of owerre where I come from. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Sunky200: 5:37pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Yorùbá don't eat igun/vulture |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by BoiGrammz: 5:38pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
tchidi066:will the python not eat somebody? |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tchidi066(f): 5:40pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
BoiGrammz:It doesnt harm the indigenes |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by BoiGrammz: 5:44pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
tchidi066:like how will it know whether you're an indigene or not? so in short, if I am not an indigene and I come across a python, I'm free to kill it right? |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by foyeks2001(f): 5:44pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Pierced:Are you from Otan-Ayegbaju in Osun State Cos we too don't eat dogs. I heard once someone from there eats dog, the person will start barking like a dog till he/she dies. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by ehirosplusbiz(m): 5:49pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Rice |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by justifyme(m): 5:50pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Briller:lol baba I don't know, that's our belief, and we re meant to believe lion can't hurt us when we come in contact with it |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Hemanwel(m): 5:50pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Ishilove:wow! See my sister o! Lol. But I dey 'cancel' snail anyhow o! No time to check time! Will send you a PM. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 5:50pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
We don't have any taboo food items in our culture� |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by oweniwe(m): 5:51pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Ishilove: Are you more Ukwuani than me? I don chop snail tire... Though not in village... But outside I've eaten tortoise sef... Tastes like chicken E remain dog... Though widely available, but i don't want to eat it |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by emmyN(m): 5:51pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Ishilove: Ishilove, are you a traditionalist? |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Pierced(f): 5:51pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
foyeks2001: Noooo.....from Enugu state. According to what I heard...... anybody that eats dog will develop rashes in his tongue and lips. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Mistaicey2288: 5:52pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
mansakhalifa: Lol okay may God help you with that ooo |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 5:53pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Mistaicey2288: Don't worry... I hear some species are pretty safe for the gob. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by foyeks2001(f): 5:54pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Pierced:Wow!This is so surprising. In my place the person barks till he/she dies. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by nkemdi89(f): 5:54pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Ishilove:Same with my place in ukwuani, snail and crocodile. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Onego(f): 5:58pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
That was then o, am an ukwuani Lady,my siblings eat it but I don't |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Dtruthspeaker: 6:00pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
buygala: My man, Tofi Una did not truly ground the legitimacy of this Tiv belief. It was not decided on the merits per se |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by LordNicvuitton(m): 6:01pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
tchidi066: Hi Tchidi, where in Aguata are you from? I'm from Igbo-Big and you're a sister. cute dp btw & please, do reply my e-mail. |
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by afribabe: 6:03pm On Apr 14, 2020 |
Ishilove:what if one eats it unknowingly and still not aware of it what will happen?? |
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