"Egisu"........
Country of origin-Nigeria.
Defination: It's a Nigerian gumbo mixture of fish, chicken, beef, pork, rice and whatever else your imagination throws at you!
Use it in a blog: Sorry....... back to my story, it was Thursday morning and the temperatures were a whopping 30 degrees Celsius Dallas. There is a reason I moved back to Texas, its not supposed to be that cold!! I decided to warm myself up by walking up and down the Ilse and decided to visit with one of my colleagues here at work from Nigerian. I like visiting with him often to get my occasional "brada" dose. This Thursday morning however had a little twist to it. It was 9:45am and as I got closer to his cube, there was a different kind of odor in the air. I can confirm with authority that it wasn't bacon and eggs!! He was busy feasting on "Egisu" that early in the morning!! As I got closer, I contemplated whether my daily dose of "brada" would serve me good for the rest of the day. My biggest dilemma was my Hong Kong-made cotton & wool GAP sweater that absorbs my John Varvatos cologne pretty well. I knew more than 5minutes in that cube would mean meshing Varvatos with "Egisu" smell. I love exotic foods, I also enjoy watching Anthony Bardon on travel channel......... but I had to think quick and make a decision! Question of the day: Is there is a time and place for everything? What would you do when confronted by "Egisu smell"?
3 comments:
i think that smell in the morning can awaken even the sleepiest of people having the heaviest of hang'is. It's quite distinct and ummmm....wacha i leave it at that.
are you sure it is not called "Egusi" as opposed to "Egisu"?because here i hear nigerians call it Egusi and it is what I shout when I order at the Naijos hotels.
@Kabinti.....I feel you on that....they have no shame in their game
@bomseh....Do they wrap fufu in clear wrap paper?
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