SLC-S28/W1-"Local Taste, Global Twist| Breakfast!"

It's a pleasure to participate in this week's Steemit Challenge where creativity in Local dish blends with the imagination of Global dish which allows us to tell stories about its twist, taste, aroma, color and presentation. This class gives us the ability to reinvent recipes, rethink the appropriate flavors and showcase the breakfast meal in a beautiful and attractive manner.

Question 1: Share your before-and-after dish (original + global twist) you can add the processes and give the name and origin of your local breakfast.

Making a local recipe and giving it a global twist sparks a serious curiosity while I was on the process but the combination and outcome brings back my confidence just by making use of my own style of cooking.

I will be displaying both the local dish and global twist in different sections.

Section 1: Local Taste ( Akara)

Raw ingredients for akara

Ingredients Used for Akara Recipe

• Beans
• Fresh pepper
• Onions
• Salt
• Maggi
• Vegetable oil

Prepare Processes

Wash and peel the beans before blending with onions and fresh pepper.

About to blend

Pour it into the mortar, add salt and maggi then mix continuously with pestle to give a smooth texture.

Adding salt

Adding maggi

Add sliced pepper and onions and mix all the ingredients together.

Adding onions and pepper

Set the pan on low heat then add sufficient vegetable oil for frying.

Frying

Add the mixture to hot vegetable oil and big slices of onions to give it a beautiful brownish look.

Frying the other side

Flip the akara for the other side to fry as well.

Akara: originated from Yoruba, South-western Nigeria.

My akara was ready without wasting much time ( although the entire process is time consuming).

Section 2: Global Twist ( Meal Oats)

Ingredients Used for Oatmeal

Oatmeal ingredients

• Quaker oats
• Milk
• Sugar
• Watermelon

Preparation Processes

In a pan, mix the quaker oats with cold water. Set it on low heat and stir continuously.

About to mix the Quaker oats

Add sugar ( desired quantity) and a little water and continue stirring.

Adding milk

Turn off the gas when it's properly cooked. Add milk and mix together.

Preparing the topping

After putting my desired portion in a plate, I added another sachet of powdered milk and a little warm water. Lastly, I used watermelon for the topping.

Oatmeal: Originated from United States

Question 2: What global element or idea did you add to give it a twist?

Oat meal is a global meal itself, pieces of watermelon added to the meal which gives it the actual twist just like the way it is usually served from its origin.

Question 3: How did the new version taste or look compared to the original?

The new version of this breakfast tasted perfectly good. The look and the combination gives a sweet plus a savory balance, creamy and warm in the mouth.

Local taste….Global twist

Question 4: What inspired your creativity in this dish?

My creativity for this dish was inspired by few factors; personal experience, availability/ accessibility of ingredients and curiosity.

This recipe is not new to me, I have tried akara and oat meal recipes few times. Since all the ingredients were available and accessible, I decided to try something different. I have been avoiding homemade akara for long now but since I'm already getting bored of other types of beans recipe ( moi-moi and others) so I decided to make akara.

I was actually curious on how the oatmeal will turn out after adding watermelon.

My experience was joyful and I was fulfilled that I was able to turn both local and global ingredients into extraordinary experience.

I will invite @josepha, @chant and @mvchacin.

Video of my recipe is attached below;