AFRICAN DELICACY

HAVE YOU EVER HAD NIGERIA' BEEF JERKY SENSATION......KILISH?!!

Hello! welcome. In this edition I will talk on kilishi which is mainly found in northern Nigeria. This is a spicy crispy delicacy eaten at picnics, parties and at home. It is made of thin strips beef coated with The English version of Kilishi is known as BEEF JERKY. The long, thin and lean strips of beef is put through a drying process known as curing which removes the moisture and water content that prevents germ growth until it is bone dry. This gives it the crispness and preserves it for quite a while.

It also has a good number of healthy vitamins (E,B,A etc) and minerals( calcium, zinc, pholate etc)that will keep you going on smoothly all day long. What makes Kilishi really delicious is the paste used to coat it which is made of peanut or groundnut, water, different natural local spices called Yaji in Hausa language.