New Yam and Palm oil

I had New Yam with Palm oil because I was just in the mood of reliving my village food experience. This was one of the treats way back then when my dad will take us to the village to spend the holidays.The excitement was  so much when on the last day of school we sang that marching song ……

holiday is coming

holiday is coming

no morning bells

no more teachers weep

good bye teachers, good bye scholars

I am going to spend my jolly holiday…….

Going to the village meant visiting the farm with grandfather.I still remember sitting on tree stumps to eat roasted yam dipped in palm oil. In the mean time you had to battle to ensure that ants did not creep up into the wrong places *wink * wink.

Going home with two pieces of  freshly dug up yam tubers balanced on my head seemed like a major accomplishment  at that time. It is interesting how in the childlike innocence I did not think of snakes or even kidnappers on the farm. I doubt that I will still embark on such adventures without proper security measures….how sad. Boiled or roasted  New yam and palm oil makes for such an interesting meal when you cannot wit for the ‘real thing’. But again how much real can it be.

So it was that last weekend , I   relived this experience  of eating farm food . I boiled the yam with the skin and enjoyed it with pepper sauce.

The hot yam melting the oil as I dipped it in  the pepper sauce …….I live the rest to your imagination.

As you will guess I did not school in the village neither am I  a village brought up but  the visits really did leave lasting impressions.

 

How to make New Yam with Palm oil?

I, First is to wash the yam whole to scrub off all the sand and mud

2, Cut yam into easy to cook pieces and boil in the skin

3, For the dip, blend fresh pepper, crayfish, salt, beef seasoning,adian fruit or Uyayak

4, Scoop dip into a bowl and add  palm oil.

5, Enjoy the yam with the dip.