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EL-KaNEMI EL-KaNEMI

Theme Night Theme Night

he El-Kanemi hostel theme night on Sat-

urday, October 5, 2024, was a celebration
Tof Kanuri culture, and I had the privilege of
helping with the food preparation. The excitement
started the day before, when we handled most of
the prep work to make things run smoothly. From
packaging drinks to peeling and chopping ingre-
dients for the marinades, it was all about efficien-
cy. By the time the event arrived, all that was left
was the cooking, and we were ready to deliver a

feast!

I began by preparing ‘burabusko’, a Kanuri tribe
delicacy that is commonly known as couscous. I
heated water and vegetable oil to a boil and then
gently poured in the grains which then swelled up
when I let them rest

My last task was frying sinasir, a classic Kanuri rice
pancake that is prepared by soaking, grinding
and mixing rice and then adding yeast as the ris-
ing agent. We chose to use sugar. It gets its flavour
from frying it in oil that has been used to fry onions.
We had to prepare for a large number of guests,
so the frying took a very long time, especially be-
cause I was frying in little circular pits on a frying

pan.

The year 11s prepared the Okro and Kuka soup
which was so delicious. That was my first time see-
ing how kuka was prepared. Luckily, I completed it
in time for the presentation, and everyone ended
up enjoying our food.

- Sheila Chianugo Nwachukwu
Year 10 Senegal

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