Vegans cook up a new narrative in meat-loving Nigeria
LAGOS - When Nigerian chef Olasore Osidele became a vegan six years ago, people warned him that cutting out meat was questioning God’s plan.
Osidele, 32, said that while many Nigerians still view eating meat as a status symbol, and indeed part of God’s plan, some are reconsidering. But there are green shoots. Activists say Nigerians are becoming more health conscious. Clashes between cattle herders and farmers in central Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” are drawing attention to the impact of beef production. And companies are creating affordable meat replacements.
Adeyanju and her husband created an affordable soy-based meat substitute called Vegetarian Chunks, designed to mimic local favourites such as suya – a spicy, chewy barbecue – and nkwobi, a dish usually made with cow leg.“People are really curious about a healthy lifestyle, and people are curious about climate change,” she said.
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