AnacclaimedfoodwriterandcookcelebratesthemanycuisinesfoundinLagos,Nigeria’sbiggestcity,with75recipesthatmirrorherownpowerfuljourneyofself-discovery.ABESTCOOKBOOKOFTHEYEAR:TheNewYorkTimes,LosAngelesTimes,FoodNetwork,TheBostonGlobe,GoodHousekeeping,Epicurious,DelishThecityofLagos,Nigeria,isakeypartofalargerconversationaboutWestAfricancuisineanditsinfluencesthroughouttheworld.MyEverydayLagosconsistsof75dishesthatareallservedinrecipedeveloperandfoodstylistYewandeKomolafe’sfast-paced,ever-changinghomecityofLagos.TheserecipesreflecttheregionalcookingofthecountryandrevealtwocomplementaryqualitiesofNigeriancuisine--itssingularityandaccessibility.Alongtheway,throughinformativeessaysthatplaceingredientsinhistoricalcontext,Yewandeexplainshowinacountrywheredozensofethnicgroupsinteract,acuisinehasdevelopedthattranscendstribalboundaries.Yewande’spersonalnarrativeiswoventhroughoutthebookandcautionsagainstbeingburdenedbynotionsofauthenticity.TothoseintheAfricandiaspora,thisbookhighlightsfoodthatmayhavebeenadaptedandintegratedintothecuisinesoftheplacestheylive.ThebukasofLondon,Houston,Atlanta,Chicago,Toronto,andNewarkallhavetheiruniquevisionofNigeriaandarereflectedintheirfood.Therecipes,includingclassicslikeJollofRice,PuffPuff,andGroundnutStew,areastartingpointforthehomecook,allowingthemtotrusttheingredientsandachievethevarietyoftexturesandflavorsNigerianfoodisknownfor.BeautifulphotographsofthecityanditspeopleinvitereadersintotheenergyandpulseofLagos,whilethefoodphotographyenticesthemtomakeeachandeverydishinthebook.ThisstunningcookbookisYewandeKomolafe’sin-depthexplorationofacuisineaswellasthedefinitivebookonLagoscuisinethatrevealsthenuancesofregionsandpeoples,diasporaandreturn--butalsotellsherownstoryofgatheringthescatteredpiecesofherselfthroughunderstandingherhomecountryandfood.
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