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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by kestine(m): 4:44pm On Apr 14, 2020
Cocoyam And Dog
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by ikorodureporta: 4:44pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.

Snail na my meat substitute here. I don catch many intruders keep like this
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Catchfirez: 4:44pm On Apr 14, 2020
Snail and cobra snake.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by WorWorBoy: 4:44pm On Apr 14, 2020
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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by WildChild00(m): 4:45pm On Apr 14, 2020
tpiar:


Are you confused?

How does "mention of Ijaw" translate as "You are Ijaw" or perhaps you should socially distance yourself from my posts and threads?

Thanks!


Did I tell you I have corona virius,? grin
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by sosospence(m): 4:45pm On Apr 14, 2020
nairalanduser23:
Lizard and wall gecko meat
These ones no follow Na
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 4:45pm On Apr 14, 2020
Graysons:
Which part exactly? I'm Ijaw where I'm from we eat snails.

That's why I said "in parts of Ijaw land"
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by clemmonce(m): 4:45pm On Apr 14, 2020
Rabbit

My Dad told me a story of how a Village Head was caught not be an indigene of the land, because he eats the sacred food of the land and nothing happens to him, he was disposed after deep investigation, he was not a son of the soil.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 4:46pm On Apr 14, 2020
idiot poster:


I have corona virius, grin


Not interested in you, sorry. Perhaps some other folks are?


Quit derailing the thread because I'm going to report you.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 4:46pm On Apr 14, 2020
We eat anything eatable grin grin
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by IDFWU(m): 4:46pm On Apr 14, 2020
Hairy cat that smells like fish angry
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by kcowen(m): 4:46pm On Apr 14, 2020
As an Owerri Man we forbid "Ona yam" The food is better known as the bitter yam (dioscorea dumetorum) which belongs to the genus dioscorea and family dioscoreacae. Yoruba call it Esuru while the Hausa call it Kosangoro. This is yam specie of choice in the Igala speaking part of Kogi State.it is believed in Owerri that calamities befall whoever eats this specie of yam.
Ona is one of the plants used to appease the gods when there was famine and drought in the ancient times, hence, it was considered sacred to eat the yam

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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by lastclaire4(f): 4:46pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.

I think it is not all ukwuani. I have some kwale friends.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.
Delta girl cheesy
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
Only mentions of taboos in your tradition, If you have no taboos then the thread is not for you.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by ikorodureporta: 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
Muslims no dey forbid Pig?? All d comments above dem refuse to talk...

BTW, February post just reach fp in April. ...d mod must b really Hungry

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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Urhobokwaleboy(m): 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
A Nigga Once Said: Snail. If you reach me side "ebendo" you go see matured snail. But no ever try touch am not to talk of chop...
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
Mistaicey2288:


I'm Nigerian. Why do you ask?

Your initial statement was suspicious. You said your people eat just about anything.

Only some guys somewhere in Asia do such. smiley
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Ayhomes(m): 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.
yeah you are right oooo, my first Gf is from Ukwuani, Ogumeh to be precise, all her family members don't eat snail and we live in the same compound. She can't even eat from our plate or use our cup to drink.

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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Ewedegubbler: 4:47pm On Apr 14, 2020
python is a taboo in my place

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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by reubenobi(m): 4:48pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.
Not all ukwani. We do eat snail.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by bonnyhope: 4:48pm On Apr 14, 2020
Dog meat
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by buygala(m): 4:48pm On Apr 14, 2020
miqos02:
not true

Up till tomorrow, adultery is not prohibited among the Tivi tribe in benue state...If you think I am lying, please find and read the case of Apiko V Unogwu and Tofi v Uba, the latter having been decided by the Nigerian Court of Appeal
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Nobody: 4:49pm On Apr 14, 2020
Bruno3000:
u dey miss cheesy

For where? That creature is damn fugly.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by cococandy(f): 4:49pm On Apr 14, 2020
Ishilove:
Snails. Ukwuani land.

I've never eaten snails, will never knowingly eat them. If one unknowingly eats them, you're supposed to induce vomiting. If you can't, you're to go for ceremonial cleansing.

If you don’t do any of those things, will anything happen?

Purely curious

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Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 4:50pm On Apr 14, 2020
No offtopic please.

I'll be reporting such.

@ miqos and buygala.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by Blackfriday: 4:51pm On Apr 14, 2020
The owerri clan don't eat "Three leaf yam"... It's a taboo in owerri land.
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by cococandy(f): 4:51pm On Apr 14, 2020
seunlayi:
Yoruba don't eat vulture

I don’t think anybody eats vultures
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by ozoebuka1(m): 4:51pm On Apr 14, 2020
IstandWithGod:
At this stage of lockdown am sure some people will eat the "tabooed" food.
only if you will even see the taboo food sef
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by reubenobi(m): 4:52pm On Apr 14, 2020
computergeek:
Delta girl cheesy
Are you Delta as well?
Re: What Food Items Are Taboo In Your Traditional Nigerian Culture? by tpiar: 4:52pm On Apr 14, 2020
Blackfriday:
The owerri clan don't eat "Three leaf yam"... It's a taboo in owerri land.

That's bitter yam, very tasty.

I'm not from your place, so I can eat it. smiley You shouldn't, though.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_dumetorum

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1221/bitter-yam


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