You'd agree with me that there thousands of culture and heritage all across the world. The way people live their lives, what they eat, what they do, what they wear, are quite different.
Over the couple of years, i've been trying to explore and learn abit of others culture, even though food is my main interest, what people make of different trees,the leaves, and from different plantations.
Here is 'kulikuli' one of the most nourishing west african snacks made from peanuts.
majorly made from the northern part of the country by the nupe people.
The nupe people expecially the women has chosen this ad their main occupation aside from farming.
The planted the peanuts from which the kulikuli is made from, processed it and the extract oil as well.
The bottles here contained some of the kulikuli oil, the women tend to make more money from the sale of these oil as some people prefers this to the processed or industrial oil.
Kulikuli is sold at markets,roadside or street, at the parks.
Most travelers love to have this with them, because it is tasty and crispy. It can be eaten alone or with a mixture of cassava flakes known as garri, it can be taking with pap or corn pudding.
One other interesting way, kulikuli is consumed is by blending it into fine particles and add to salad, maybe not all prefers this, but in my visit to the northern part of the country, Itried this out, and i really do love it.
how is kulikuli being prepared?
I must say for a few times, I've stayed with those producing this snacks and i've seen them make it, its not quite tedious but it does take them almost the whole day.
- the major ingredient of kulikuli is the peanut, the peanut is then roasted and blended into some fine particles, spices,ground pepper, salt or sugar and ginger is being added to the paste before being mould into different shapes. Absolutely numerous shapes can be formed. Because it is made from peanuts, it is necessary to extract the excess oil from the peanuts paste, therefore water is added to the paste and the oil is squeezed out. This is the tedious aspect of making kulikuli, because for someone who is making a large quantity, she might be there a whole day extracting the oil.
The oil is not a waste as it will be used to fry the kulikuli and the remaining ones are taken to markets.
After frying with very hot oil, the kulikuli now dried and hardened and ready to eat.
These are different shapes of kulikuli.
is there any health benefits of eating kulikuli
Yes, not just tasty and crispy alone, kulikuli is proteinous because it is made from peanuts, also rich in vitamin E with magnesium so be rest assured that unlike the junks, and the can food which can be dangerous to health, kulikuli is safe for consumption and can be preserved for a very long time.