MAGAZINE Photograph via Adùn ARTS & CULTURE | FOOD Damilola Oyedele Jan 24, 2023 Whether one calls it “adaptation” or “assimilation” is a matter of one’s personal politics. But I—like the food I love—am undoubtedly changing. In a Top Chef: Houston episode that aired last spring, contestants were challenged to create a stew that paired perfectly with a traditional Nigerian starch made from cassava, yam, or plantain flour. These starchy staples are known in Yoruba as
Nigerian Food Is Evolving In America—So Am I
Nigerian Food Is Evolving In America—So Am I
Nigerian Food Is Evolving In America—So Am I
MAGAZINE Photograph via Adùn ARTS & CULTURE | FOOD Damilola Oyedele Jan 24, 2023 Whether one calls it “adaptation” or “assimilation” is a matter of one’s personal politics. But I—like the food I love—am undoubtedly changing. In a Top Chef: Houston episode that aired last spring, contestants were challenged to create a stew that paired perfectly with a traditional Nigerian starch made from cassava, yam, or plantain flour. These starchy staples are known in Yoruba as