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Kirincchi or Kilichi, which ever way you wish to pronounce it, is a local delicacy. Much more like the turkish kebab or what some people would also call barbecue.
It comprises beef sliced thinly flat, spiced with pepper and some other ingredients, dried in the sun for hours, and then finally roasted over charcoal flame.
When the beef is allowed to roast gently over the charcoal flame, without been dried in the sun first, it is called "suya" , that is what we call it, locally.
But when it is dried in the sun, extra done or extra roasted over the flame, to make it dry and hard, then it becomes kirinchi or kilichi.
Kilichi lasts longer than the normal roasted beef, because it is extra dried, coated with oil or without oil, and various local spices, before being heated. Because of the heat, but not allowed to get burnt though. Just dry enough to make it easy to preserve. They are usually sold at bus terminus, motor parks, and stop-over points, in the middle belt and northern part of Nigeria.
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| A typical bus terminus and eatery at Kogi State, Lokoja, Nigeria |
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Suya being prepared. The beef is roasted over gentle charcoal flame. As you can see, when it is not over heated, we simply call it "Suya". ..pronounced (suuyaa)
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Kilichi on display, alongside other eatables!
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Should I buy or should I not buy? Me, admiring it from the show glass, at our stop- over, at the bus terminus along the way.
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A bus terminus along Lokoja -Abuja Express Way, where we usually stop over, after about half, of the 7 to 8hours journey in total.
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We also have some time to stroll around, take a walk and admire the wares outside the eatery, while some people are still at the eatery helping themselves, for the 15minutes stop over break.
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This looks certainly yum yum from the glass. Hey!! I have not told you what it tastes like. :-)
It tastes just like fibre or like food rich in fibre, except that the spices and other ingredients used to garnish it, has good aroma and taste. Because of the way it is roasted, it could last for a couple of days without going bad. So actually, I have only had the patience of keeping for a week, before I was tempted to demolish it when I could resist the aroma no more!
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Ooops!!! I finally bought and took it home as an eatable sourvenir, due to popular demand. My mum, siblings and friends, would always ask for this, before they greet me welcome home.
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Time to unwrap. ...yum yum ...enjoy
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Looks yummy from here. Now this makes my mouth water. Because seeing this photo also reminds me of the taste.
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Some, now put labels and their contact details, in case you want bulk purchase, you know where to contact them.
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The last time I checked, the price had also increased. Which I could interpret as the demand for it being high. You would also note that it is now neatly wrapped. Of course this is hygenic. Perhaps the visitors and customers could have drawn attention to this.
As far back as I remember, back in the days, it used to be just sold straight from the tray, where it is covered with some light transparent material. But then too, it was sold cheaply and you could get a piece for as low as N200. But anyway, that was then.
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But now, as at the year 2015, it is now sold in most places for a minimum of N500. It is now ready for export, I suppose because of the way it is neatly wrapped. One would think you would post it to a family member who knew you were traveling to Abuja. ;-)
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