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Suya Na Number One!
shish kebab like food popular in West Africa, originally from the
Hausa people of northern Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. Suya is generally
made with skewered beef, fish, or chicken. The meat is rubbed-in with
tankora, a dry spice mix containing powdered groundnuts, cayenne pepper,
ginger, paprika and onion powder, then barbecued. Suya is often served
with a further serving of tankora and sliced onions.
Suya has proved to be an extremely popular evening snack sold by many
roadside vendors and restaurants in many West African cities with a Hausa
population. In England it is said if you enter a town and there’s no Indian
restaurant, turn away immediately. In Nigeria, if you enter a neighbourhood
and there’s no-one making Suya, take to your heels. And without a
SUYA is a
shadow of doubt, Suya is the most democratic of all Nigerian
foods!
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