Boli (plantain)
Boli is a roasted plantain snack or meal in Nigeria. It is native to the Yoruba people of Nigeria, but is also eaten by their neighbours in Rivers State, due to acculturation. [1][2][3][4][5] It is referred to as 'boli' by Yoruba people inhabiting South West Nigeria, and is eaten with groundnuts.[6][7] It can be consumed as a snack or main meal, accompanied with pepper sauce and filled with meat, roasted fish or fried chicken especially during the festive period, especially in Rivers State.[8] The word 'boli' is being pronounced as 'bole' due to a difference in accent in the south-south region in Nigeria. In South South Nigeria, it is called 'bole' and is eaten with roasted fish. Bole went from being eaten at Festivals to becoming a very popular street food. Originally it consisted of a roasted half ripped plantain and hot spicy sauce (made from palm oil, pepper and utazi leaves), however roasted potatoes and yam is now part of the dish. Aside from originating and being a popular dish in Yorubaland, it is slowly becoming a staple food at homes of Rivers State people.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bole Festival Bole is a roasted plantain dish native to the Yoruba". RefinedNG. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Pearce, Tola Olu, et al. “Generating an Income in the Urban Environment: The Experience of Street Food Vendors in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.” Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, vol. 58, no. 4, 1988, pp. 385–400. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Boli+roasted+plantain&so=rel. Accessed 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Roasted Plantain (Boli)". allnigerianrecipes.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Roasted plantain: Boli". ResearchGate.
- ^ "BoleBoli La'n Ta was inspired by my love for roasted plantain- Omolola Kayode". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Watch How To Prepare Homemade BoleBoli (Roasted Plantain)". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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- ^ "Nigerian Street Food: Boli & Fish | Kitchen Butterfly". Kitchen Butterfly. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Onyeakagbu, Adaobi (24 November 2021). "Recipe of the day: How to prepare bole and sauce in your oven at home". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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