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What Makes My Taste Buds Dance? My Top 5 Foods.

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After writing about friendship in my last blog, a friend jokingly asked me to write about food next. To me, that was a good idea; then I concluded... why not write about my favorite meals? Personally, I love food (I mean, who doesn't?😜). If I'm asked what my favorite food or meal is, my usual reply would be "anything goes." I have dislikes, though.  So I thought, if I were given the opportunity to pick my top 5 foods, what would I pick? In this blog, I'll be sharing my top 5 picks. (Apologies if you don't understand Yoruba; I'll try to provide English translations as much as possible.) So here goes; let's take it in descending order: 5. Àmàlà + Draw Soups/ Àmàlà + Éfò Rírò (Vegetable Soup) . Yes! Like most Yoruba people, I love Amala with draw soups (okro soup, ogbono, specifically "ewédú" ). There are different types: Cassava flour ( Àmàlà láfún ), Yam flour ( Àmàlà isu ), and Plantain flour ( Àmàlà ògèdè ). I can take either of the three...