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Unit 6: Cooking 87
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Fán;tà a brand of soda
tútù cold
O¸ğá master
àmàlà type of food made
from yam flour
ewéédú type of green leafy
vegetable
õran meat
õran màlúù beef
ßàkì tripe
mímu something to drink
Language and culture notes
Eating with fingers
When you go to a traditional Yoruba restaurant, it is not unusual to
see people eat with their fingers, especially the kinds of food that
Tunji and Kimberly ordered at the “bukateria.” There is a popular
joke that foods like that taste better when eaten with fingers as
opposed to when eaten with knives and forks. You could be laughed
at if you go to restaurants like this and ask for knives and forks.
Table manners
When you eat with your fingers, make sure you don’t have food all
over your hands. It is a sign of sloppiness to have foods on your
hands, as opposed to your fingers. Even with drawing stew, the
Yoruba make sure that their right hands are not filled with the stew.
Right hand
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sítáòtù
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beer
stout beer
Heineken, a brand
of beer
why?
hate
alcoholic drink
to become
a drunkard
leave . . . alone
we (pronominal)
Yoruba is a “right-hand” culture. You eat with your right hand. Left
hands are used for things such as cleaning yourself in the bathroom,
so you are not supposed to eat with your left hand in Yoruba culture.
Left-handed children are trained to use their right hands, especially
when it comes to eating with fingers. Yoruba people also frown at