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I once heard a saying that "food is the foundation of genuine happiness", which is true for most people who are lovers of food, myself included.
When I am angry, food makes me laugh. When I am ill, that's even when I eat more because that way any medicine I take works faster. My mother always says that the reason why I hardly fall ill is because I so much love eating.
I mean let's think about it, how can someone smile when they are very hungry? Don't forget that "a hungry man is an angry man". How can one make good decisions on an empty stomach? It is only when you have some food in you that you can have the energy to form thoughts into words so I agree when people say that food is life.
While some people eat what they see, some people eat what they like, the common factor here is that everyone eats. What amazes me is the way some people combine food, there are a lot of weird combinations out there that will leave you in shock as some even go as far as creating new meals for their family and they will all enjoy it together.
We were all taught in school about all the classes of food there is and some of their examples and I must say that there are a lot of foods I have not had the opportunity to eat especially foods that belong to some ethnic groups.
This is the reason why as an educator in a school setting, I always love our cultural day activities where everyone dresses in their native attire but I am always interested when it gets to the food part because that's where I get to see the display of different kinds of food. They are always appealing to the eyes and mostly mouth-watering that I can't wait to eat to my fill.
Despite all these kinds of foods I get to see, if according to the second question posed "I am transported to a world where I can pick only one food",then it will be "BEANS". I love beans with every fiber in me and I know some people also love them, they might just not prepare them often due to the hike in the price of cooking gas. But, I have no problem with cooking it as I use a hot plate when there is electricity and a charcoal pot when there isn't.
I can eat beans for months without getting tired of it and I love the fact that I get to eat it whatever I like. It goes with pap, bread, and most of all garri (cassava flakes) which we Nigerians now give a modern name called "Groceries".
I would love to have beans in this new world as I can use them in preparing different varieties like; Moi-Moi (Bean Pudding), Ekuru (white moi moi. This is good for vegetarians), Akara(bean cake/balls), Ewa Agoyin (Beans and stew),Gbegiri soup (This is common amongst the Yoruba people),Bean Porridge garnished with yam,potatoes or plantain and many more.
There was a time I heard about beans now belonging to the carbohydrate family as opposed to the protein family we were taught in school. My own is any family it wants to go, pls allow it to go there as long as I get to eat it anytime I like, and besides no matter what, beans can never go wrong in my eyes.
Thank you all for reading.
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