Food

People in Kano are proud of the fact that their suya is the best in the country. I can't tell the difference between suya from the North and suya from the South but I like it all. Suya is thin strips of beef grilled on an open fire with chilli pepper, groundnut powder and other spices, and served hot with fresh onions, cabbage or whatever else.

One night a coworker got suya from this place.  Some places cook suya in the open like this, and some are like restaurants that cook it over a big grill. Can you see the cow head in the background?!

Another day, on the way back from a site visit, we stopped to buy maize for a snack. Maize is often cooked on an open grill without husks so it becomes chewy but it keeps a lot of flavor. We bought slices of fresh coconut to eat along with it.

Kids selling maize on the road:

Two cute kids posed next to the maize, one of whom wanted to go back with us:

Maize and coconut - yum!