Nigerians like to impress. And nothing is too small for them to use. A couple of years ago, there was this Nigerian fellow who tried to introduce a Japanese food to me. The food was called “sushi” and you would think the guy was Japanese as he went into a lot of trouble telling me how it was in vogue…blah…blah…blah.
He had barely finished his speech when I politely told him to excuse me because
there was no way I would eat some raw, tasteless fish.
When he persisted, I had no choice but to tell him my personal dislike for any food that did not appeal to my heart. I will not eat a food merely because
it is exotic or (and) fashionable. While I don’t mind trying new things, I will
never go out of my way to eat anything that my digestive system will revolt
against.
One funny thing about eating habits is the stress my
fellow Nigerians impose on themselves over certain foods. Besides sushi, I have
seen or heard about Nigerians “struggling” to eat lizards, toads, insects and some
other so-called exotic foods merely to “belong” to a bandwagon. Not me!
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