Two Ingredients Grilled Sweet Plantains
Boli is a popular street food recipe of Nigeria. Whole sweet plantains are grilled and sold on street corners or in traffic by African street hawkers.
African street food hawkers know how to grill sweet plantains perfectly.
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Boli grilled sweet plantains |
Boli Two Ingredients Grilled Sweet Plantains Recipe
Ingredients
4 large ripe yellow plantains
1 teaspoon salt
Directions
Peel the plantains leave whole and place on top of grill. Grill plantains over very low coals for about 5 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with salt and serve.
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Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria |
The street food trade or street hawking is a very popular trade in Ibadan Nigeria and sometimes the only way for some Nigerians to make a living. Many African families rely on hawking as the sole source of income. Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria. With a population of over 3 million, it is the third most populous city in Nigeria Africa.
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Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria |
Plantains are an important food in West and Central Africa. They are an important ingredient of many dishes and the leaves of can be used as a source of fiber for thread, cloth string, thread or can be used as thatch and roofing due to the huge leaves that can reach up to 9 feet in length and 2 feet in width which wrap around the trunk of the plantain tree. Plantation trees can grow for 25 years producing fruit and reach heights up to 30 feet.
