SC-S29/W2- Nostalgia Of The Liitle Me : Childhood Food Memories

Hello friends!!

They say different strikes for different strokes and so is our childhood memories

What childhood food or dish do you still remember clearly, and why is it special to you?

As a kid I didn't really eat much but I have a particular food I loved so much. At any given opportunity gotten I enjoyed this meal.

The meal is no other than yam with Goat meat pepper soup. Yam and Goat meat pepper soup is not a regular dish in our home, so it's a very special meal.

One of the reasons why it's special is because my Daddy ask this food to be cooked any time he got a heavy contract or when we the kids pass our exams in flying colours.

Another reason I why this meal is special because of its easy to eat and enjoy with the delicious irresistible taste. If you have not tired this meal before I would really encourage you to try it out because it so delicious. Goat meal on it s own its cool then when you add it up with yam and pepper soup the combo is out of this world. As a child then, whenever the food is prepared, we prepare our heart for it. I usually get the food without my clothes on hahaha.

The food is also very medicinal, it takes care of cold, fever or cartaarh. I remember one time I had this strong fever and lost appetite for almost every food until this meal was prepared for me. The moment I tasted it, it seems like my appetite was restored. The fever left instantly.

Check out some of the Ingredients for Cooking this Meal

• Yam
• Goat meat
• Water
• Crayfish
• Bonet Pepper
• Seasoning cube
• Onion
• Pepper soup spice like uda,
• Scent leave
• Salt

Who usually prepared this food for you, and how did it make you feel at that time?

Who else but my mum! Even though sometimes my Dad takes over the kitchen to show is skills but is not all the time. So majority of the time my mum is in charge of all the cookings in our home.

Yam with Goat meat pepper soup makes me feel so excited. I feel on top of the world when I hear that my mum is making this dish at home.

One time I got back from school and was about to eat a delicious snack kept for me suddenly my kid brother approached me and informed me that my mum had gone to the market to get ingredients so that she can prepare Yam and goat meat pepper soup. Guess what? I was so happy that I refused to eat the snack.

I kept the snack back, I didn't want to fill my stomach with snack. I just wanted my stomach to be empty so I can eat the food well. I waited for my mum for hours, even though I was hungry until she finished cooking. Haha that's how much I love this meal.

I ate the meal like my life depended on it. After eating I felt not just satisfaction but peace. That afternoon I slept like never before and when my Dad came home he was surprised that I was sleeping in the afternoon because I never sleep, it's either am playing or reading.

When and where did you usually eat it (home, school, village, special occasions)?

Yam with Goat meat pepper soup is a family meal therefore we usually eat it at home. Prepared by mostly my mum.

We usually have this meal at home as a reward from my Dad for been great with our studies in school or whenever he wins a contract. Daddy loves good food and likes to eat well therefore he provides the money all the time for the meal to be prepared.

Growing up a a child, we had this round dinning table in our living room, meals are eaten on the dinning table but for this particular meal, most of my siblings prefers to seat on the floor especially myself.

What emotions come back when you think about the taste, smell, or moment?

The emotions that comes back when I think about the taste of this meal is super. Goat meat is one of the sweetest meat I have tasted. The goat meat in this meal gives the meal a very unique unlike any other taste I have had.

The emotions that comes back to me is that of unity. It reminders me of how united my family was while growing up. How we will come together to eat this wonderful meal on the floor with so much joy and laughter.

How my brother would crack us up with joke while we enjoyed this meal. I remember the sound of all our laughter especially that of my mum. It was remarkable and thinking about it now puts smiles on my face.

Is this food still part of your life today, or does it remain only as a memory?

Oh yes! Yam with Goat meat pepper soup is still a part of my life today. Few days ago I made this meal because my body was feeling really weak. I was loosing appetite for food and loosing weight too. I needed nothing more than this meal and I prepared it.

I enjoyed every part of it, the yam felt soft and the pepper soup with the goat meat was magnificent. The taste wasn't exactly as that of my mum but I loved the taste anyways and I couldn't help but finish a plate of it.

Oh can this food be just a memory, oh no it's not from time to time I make out time to enjoy this meal although it's expensive and not many can afford it. Do you know how much a tuber of yam cost right now? I bet you don't then not to talk of how much goat meat cost.

Check the current prize of these ingredients

Food item	prize in Naira	Prize in steem
1 tuber of yam	5500 Naira	59 steem
10 pieces of Goat meat	8000 Naira	86 steem
Scent leaves	500 Naira	5.4 Steem
Seasoning cube	500	5.4 Steem
Crayfish	500	5.4 steem
Bonet Pepper	500	5.4 Steem