Forest Whitaker Receives Nigerian Chieftaincy Over Vegetarian Feast
Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 in Actors, Food & Drink.
Who says traveling abroad makes for difficulty in keeping your diet veg? Forest Whitaker traveled to Africa, ate vegetarian, and got crowned a chief in the process. Talk about a lucky dog!
He and actor Danny Glover recently traveled to Nigeria where they both received chieftaincy titles.
Whitaker was able to receive his title, Nwannedinamba of Nkwere in Imo State, which means “a brother in foreign land,” after using DNA testing to trace his father’s ancestral lineage.
And while Nigeria is far from Whitaker’s home in the US, he was still able to feast on several vegetarian dishes, including several rices and pastas.
“Whitaker and Glover took to the dance floor and moved their bodies to local music proudly by live performers. Soon afterwards, they settled for lunch and each savoured locally prepared dishes of Jollof rice, Semolina and Egusi soup. Whitaker, who is a vegetarian, stayed off meat but enjoyed the other dishes displayed on the table.”
Sounds like a meal made for a chief.
Do we have any African culinary experts out there? What are some great African dishes us non chiefs can whip up in the kitchen?
via newswatchngr.com
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