Yorùbá ní “Bí ewé bá pẹ́ lára ọṣẹ, á dọṣẹ”,ọ̀rọ̀ yí bá ẹgbẹ́ Yorùbá ni Ìlúọba mu pàtàkì àwọn ti o ngbe ni Olú Ìlúọba. Títí di bi ọgbọ̀n ọdún sẹhin, àti rí oúnjẹ Yorùbá rà ṣọ̀wọ́n. Ní àpẹrẹ, àti ri adìẹ tó gbó rà lásìkò yi, à fi tí irú ẹni bẹ̃ bá lọ si òpópó Liverpool, ṣùgbọ́n ní ayé òde òni, kòsí agbègbè ti ènìà kò ti lè rí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ oúnjẹ Yorùbá ra.
Lati bi ogún ọdún sẹ́hin, Yorùbá ti pọ̀si nidi àtẹ oúnjẹ títà ni Olú Ìlúọba. Nitõtọ, oúnjẹ Yorùbá bi iṣu, epo pupa, èlùbọ́, gãri, ẹ̀wà pupa, sèmó, iyán, ẹran, adìẹ tógbó, ẹja àti bẹ̃bẹ wa ni àrọ́wọ́to lãdugbo. Ṣùgbọ́n, bí ènìà bá fẹ́ àwọn nkan bí ìgbín, panla, oriṣiriṣi ẹ̀fọ́ ìbílẹ̀, bọkọtọ̃, edé gbígbẹ àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ tí kòsí lãdugbo, á rí àwọn nkan wọnyi ra ni ọjà Dalston àti Kingsland fún àwọn ti o ngbe agbègbè Àríwá àti ọja Pekham fún àwọn ti o ngbe ni agbègbè Gũsu ni Olú Ìlúọba.
Àwòrán àwọn ọjà wọnyi a bẹrẹ pẹ̀lú, Ọja Dalston àti Kingsland. Ẹ fojú sọ́nà fún àwọn ọja yókù.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
A Yoruba saying goes that “If a leaf is wrapped around the soap for too long, it will turn to soap” this adage is apt for Yoruba people living in the United Kingdom, particularly in London. About thirty years ago, it was difficult to source for Yoruba food in London. For example, to get old layer chickens, one had to go to Liverpool Street market, but nowadays, there is Yoruba food in every nook and cranny.
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- Head to Dalston & Kingsland open market for Yams, plantains and much more. Image courtesy of @theyorubablog
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- Dalston Kingsland is not on the underground, and if you have to take the train it would have to be overground.
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- Dalstron & Kingsland open market bus stop — get on the 243, 149, 488, 76 or 67 bus and get off at Dalston Kingland for one of London’s best Nigerian market. Image is courtesy of @theyorubablog
For about twenty years however, market stores managed by Yoruba people have been on the increase in London. Yoruba food stuff like: yam, palm oil, yam flour, brown beans, semovita, pounded yam, fresh meat, old layer chicken, fish is now common place in every neighbourhood. But for more delicacies such as: snail, various varieties of Nigerian vegetables, dry prawns and so on, that are not available in the neighbourhood stores, these can all be found at the Dalston and Kingsland Market in North London, and Pekham Market in South London.
This article is the first of a series and begins with pictures of Dalston and Kingsland Market. Check back later on @theyorubablog for the other markets.
Originally posted 2013-04-05 21:06:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Africans have not been controlling their own destiny. Any attempt made by one person may stimulate viral effect, in respect of participations and thereby over saturate the market. Now , my careful observations in some of the markets mentioned made me feel somehow unimpressed. How in the World will the Pakistanians be selling me my own country food? How many Africans are selling Asian foods? Yes , progress has been made to make things easy, such as,foods stuffs, clothes and Materials but much is to be done if we want to control our own destiny. Communication is a powerful tool for product improvements and innovations, and this may not come from some one who has little or less knowledge of a products.