Imoyo Sandwiches - My English Adaptation Of A Nigerian-Inspired Lunch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2024
- Inspired by a simple lunchtime recipe from my friend Babatunde in Nigeria - this is a simple smoked fish salad, which I will use as a sandwich filling.
Here's the link to the authentic original version on Africa Everyday: • Imoyo - Nigerian Smoke...
I bought the fermented locust beans from kirifoods.co.uk/
You are a great man.
Thanks so much for this recipe - it was a delicious lunch!
@@AtomicShrimp Thanks Again for helping me get Babatundes garden ready to be set up. :)
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Gentlemen, I love the collaboration of your two channels. These videos have been so much fun for me to watch. Also, so nice being exposed to parts of the world so far from my home. Thank you!
Let's give a hand to Atomic Shrimp. He's a total hunk but still tries to educate and entertain us normal people. What a dreamboat.
Dreamy and steamy
@@thattincanfan59 don’t forget creamy... on second thought let’s maybe forget that
@@minermortal1997 bruh
@@avinabamandal3204 total bruh moment man
i love the idea mike probably saw this comment and just let it slide
I love Atomic Shrimp. He's intelligent and to be honest he reminds me a lot of my dad except Atomic actually likes foreign cuisine
I love smoked mackerel and I'm always looking for new recipes for it. One of my favourite ones is to mix it with cream cheese, lemon and horse radish sauce and spread it on little chunks of crusty bread, at BBQ's, it's always very popular !
That sounds similar to a popular spread in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that uses local smoked Whitefish. It's fantastic.
Make something similar with smoked mackerel and horse radish but with creme fraiche instead of cream cheese. A bit of smoked paprika is good in it too. Will have to try the cream cheese version now.
Smoked mackerel and spinach risotto is one of my favourite dishes.
I’ve had (and made) a creamy horseradish sauce for smoked trout and smoked salmon which had finely diced apple in it. I assume it could work for smoked mackerel although I haven’t tried.
That sounds heavenly, Ian!
Hello,
I must say it’s so heartwarming to see your collaborations with babatunde for some reason it makes me so happy to see both of you appreciate each other so much.
Whenever I watch you cook it’s like I’m seeing a family or relative of mine in our own kitchen cooking peacefully for all of us and it’s so feels so good to watch you do just that with all the simplicity and calmness of your cooking, you always stand out.
I respect you so much mike. ❤️
All the love of the world from UAE. 🇦🇪
If you're ever looking for smoked mackerel whole, I recommend looking in a Polish market. Head and all is avaliable.
Good tip - thanks! There's a really good Polish store near me and I never thought to look for smoked fish there.
I love seeing various internal organs in pickle jars at Polish stores.
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@@lukeslayer Have you seen them? 🤣🤣🤣
@@19822andy yes and I'm completely ok without doing so again 😂
Whenever I make jalepeno poppers, I almost always deseed them, but then I'll save the seeds, make a portion with no seeds, a portion where I put the seeds back in the cream cheese mixture, and one where I double up the seeds saved from the most mild version. I find that the seeds add a nice texture and everyone from those with sensitive pallettes to people like me who chase that spicy high can all enjoy them. Being able to cook for yourself is great, but it's even more rewarding to cook for loved ones, being able to be accommodating but also not giving up your own style
Smart! Have you ever planted the seeds?
@@trevor7520 never learned how to prepare them for planting :/ I'd love to though. I've grown other peppers but I bought the seeds for that
I know why I'm subscribed to this channel. Yeah, that voice sure is pleasant - but it's actually the way you make your videos. Doesn't really matter if you're scambaiting, cooking, or something completely unrelated - you always explain exactly WHAT you're doing, and WHY you are doing it.
One of the best channels on TH-cam.
I am so glad I found your channel. What an interesting man you are. That dish looked delicious. Thank you.
Love the consecutive uploads and always love the collaboration*'s* with Babatunde
I watch your videos when im a bit stressed and overthinking, I find them grounding. They are such an ecclectic mix, like a lucky bag I always get a nice surprise🌻
Great stuff with getting the locust beans, sounds like an amazing umami flavour burst. I do love fish and vinegary salad.
Very British to make a sandwich. I love fish and salad sandwiches, and I'm sure we have both had fish finger sandwiches.
I was tempted to add some chopped gherkins or capers to this, but I wanted to keep it fairly authentic the first time around
@@AtomicShrimp I do like a classic tartare sauce and fish finger sanga. I might have to buy locust beans online, they sound amazing.
The more I think about it, the more it amazes me the locust beans are not already a common ingredient. They are very easily on a par with soy sauce, fish sauce, Marmite, etc (but different from those things) There is an untapped export market there, I feel.
@@AtomicShrimp Maybe its like other exotic ingredients like Durian and Stinky Tofu, its smell is offputting but you don't realise how good it actually tastes till you bite the bullet and do it. Umami is deff a lost flavour in most of the west and its normally whats missing in a dish
@@AtomicShrimp Have you ever had nattou (fermented soy beans), and if so, how does that compare with these locust beans?
I really adore your content. Been watching you for a few months now and I can safely say you are one of the very few creators who I eagerly anticipate viewing their content. Your collaborations and support of Babatunde is a real eye-opener to how much of a kind, caring person you are too. Keep up the inspiring work! :)
I'm guessing a good alternative for the Locust Beans for us folks here in the UK would be to actually add a dab of Stilton and maybe some finely chopped anchovies?. I might give this a try. Thanks Babatunde and Atomic Shrimp!
What about natto thats fermented beans
@@GreatSageSunWukong maybe but it probably doesn't have the same flavor profile
fish sauce (which is basically made from anchovies) would also be great i think for the umami
@@NooraTiistola Love fish sauce. It's an excellent addition to a lot of things!
@@GreatSageSunWukong slime beans.
This guy makes me feel so relaxed and relieves a lot of stress.
Yum! Fascinating. I like that you made a video on food! What an interesting salad sandwich and i loved hearing about Nigerian food
it's always great to see Africa Everyday's video and then AS prepare the same recipe, it always helps me find substitute ingredients.
Honestly can watch your videos again and again. Forever. Just love your style and topic of content! Keep it up! ❤
I made very similar to this yesterday (sans bread) following Babatunde's recipe on Friday. Really enjoyed it.
I've just started off a load of scotch bonnet plants this morning ready for the summer.
I've tried so much different food lately thanks to both of you.
I saw this commented on the microphone video and just wanted to second it here. If you ever did a full blown podcast discussing various topics with guests I’d really enjoy it.
This looks delish! I just made palm nut soup a couple of hours ago. I am in America and am not Nigerian, as far as I know. Lol. I think I'm going to try this. It looks spicy but good.
Thank you for sharing this with us! I watched Babatunde's video after yours, again. He's such a lovey man and I appreciate what he does so I joined his patreon. I'm definitely going down a Nigerian rabbit hole tonight!
'Stilton dipped in soy sauce'
That sounds kind of awesome. When I heard 'fermented beans' I thought of soy sauce. The blue cheese element on top of that sounds irresistible.
Thank you for sharing your joy in new foods.😃
It's my birthday today, this being in my inbox was a present 💙 cheers for the great content as usual ✌
so could you theoretically get the same effect as the fermented locust beans by crumbling some stilton into the salad and drizzling a bit of soy sauce on top? how close do you think that would come to the real flavor?
I think that would be pretty close - certainly if you wanted to get an idea for whether you will like locust beans, it would be a good yardstick
Regardless of proximity to authenticity, it sounds really good, and would probably go well with pretty much everything. 👍🏾🤷♂️
@@AtomicShrimp thanks, never heard of them before, so to know their flavour profile is interesting
@J J good point - how about some black beans - they'll find it the right look, although I wonder what effect the fermentation has on the texture of the locust beans
@J J that sounds like a good experiment, if nothing else!
That bread looks so tasty.
And sounds amazing while being cut...
Everything about this sandwich sounds amazing! Have to find those beans here and try it out. Off now to watch Babatunde's video ^^
Big up to Babatunde 👍 I haven't been to Nigeria, I went to the east coast (of Africa) and it was most interesting. Thank you for the ideas both, I think I will try this one. 😋
Looks looks wonderful! Can't wait to see the authentic version.
Do love your cross over videos with everyday Africa!
Thank You so much! Looks lovely.
Glad to see another Nigerian meal!
These crossovers are really enjoyable. The sausage and mash one was good
3 videos in one weekend! You are spoiling us mr shrimp 😀
Oh sure, it just edited itself 🙄
@@badgerboy4448 Thank you for the clarification. Some of your comments sometimes seem quite aggressive or hostile and I have trouble telling the tone (even with emojis - since that one is also frequently used to mock)
@@AtomicShrimp keep up the great work shrimp. Your Chanel is my absolute favourite on TH-cam. The variety and detail that you bring to your videos can’t be matched. 😁
The hottest part of the chilli is the pith also know as the placenta and the oils in the chilli. The seeds hold on to the capsaicin alot so if you wash the seeds or let them dry out you are just left with a bitterness only very slightly. I have been researching capsaicin and chillies for about 5 years and growing and eating super hot chillies for 3 years.
Sure, but the unwashed seeds can have a fair bit of capsaicin on their surface, from contact with the glands. It's not incorrect to say that the seeds are hot, because nobody washes the seeds.
@@AtomicShrimp yeah I know what you mean its not wrong at all I loved the video and your one testing it all out we need more people like to look into these things I'm now trying to learn some things about foraging
I used to eat bread, but I'm really gluten intolerant, and seeing you slice that bread fills me with an interesting kind of nostalgia
I'm keto (ultra low carb) so I understand you. Ditching carbs has had unbelievable health benefits for me.
It filled me with good old-fashioned hunger! My commiserations. I adore bread, and am so glad I don't suffer from any form of gluten intolerance.
Dangit, I just had lunch and now I'm hungry again! That looks great.
Fermented locust bean sounds like another thing I need to try! Sounds delish!
Thank you Mike and Babatunde,
I like hot food but never tried chilli 🌶 in a salad.
I will do my best to find locust beans to make it as authentic as I can.
Best wishes to you both and your families
Paul and Sarah
Great video, most relaxing youtuber! Thank you
I really liked the teaser. This was a different sort of dish. I'll watch Babatunde's video tomorrow and see the difference.
I love these cross over videos as always! Here in Washington state we have wala wala sweet onions that are almost inconveniently large, I use half of one for most dishes
Been experimenting with locust beans recently. I'm not used to strong funk like that, but it's been growing on me rapidly, especially since the umami keeps me coming back. BTW you can get dried iru that keeps well in the cupboard.
I noticed you're using the same wooden spatula you carved from a log long ago. That's adorable. Cheers and great work on the recipe!!!
This was so interesting to watch I enjoy watching what people eat from other countries :D
That's a great looking sandwich old chap
Great job. Looks delicious!!!! Love your vids!
Not gonna lie, thought this video was called "Mayo Sandwiches" and clicked it instantly.
I'd love to see Babatunde try this version of Imoyo and give it his verdict. Great to see something a little bit different though!
Thank you for a great alternative to mayo based tuna salad!
Looks like a lovely sandwich. Thanks!
You've got my mouth watering!!
Looks delicious probably even better the next day
In my youth when you visited Fleetwood you could post a cardboard box of kippers from a kiosk to anywhere in the country. No plastic.
I'm experiencing atomic shrimp withdrawal: there hasn't been a video in 5 days! (thanks for your videos, i love watching them!)
yeah fish eyes, not many people like them but they are the best thing for me.
Some spicy fish soup with a nice big fish head with some bread is the best for me
I'm gonna have to give this a try.
this looks so good
Here in the coastal region of Germany various species of smoked fish are available at the local farmers' markets, as well as the other ingredients (or at least substitutes). The "Stilton and soy sauce" will make things much easier, thanks!
I'm giving you standing ovation for not using gloves while handling those chillies! ( getting nervous in AZ.)
And btw chily seeds are more hoter then the chilys them self...
Love from Lithuania, hope one day you will try our national dish.
And Im sorry for bad english
labas iš uk 🙂
Hey
Thanks - and no need to apologise - your English is 100% better than my Lithuanian!
@@AtomicShrimp omg that is the best response i've ever heard to someone saying they're bad at english
Zeppelins?
Oh man, this looks good, I'm tempted to try it on rye bread.
Oh, yeah, rye would be great with this
I like fish and spicy things. I think I might like this.
Iru is amazing !!! In Gambia it’s called Netta Tou. I absolutely love it 👍🏾👌🏽
I can't understand why it isn't more well known - it totally deserves to be up there with fish sauce, soy sauce, miso, etc
The only thing I can think of is the smell which isn’t great but the flavour is unique and delicious. Loving these African flavoured vids 🙏🏾
The word Netta is interestingly similar to the Japanese fermented soy beans they call Natto
@@lemagreengreen 🙏🏾 that’s interesting.
Really not a fan of fish, but I think this could work with something like a smoked ham or smoked turkey.
Sure - I reckon Pastrami would be great in this
you could go to a proper fish shop-you might get a bloater or an arbroath smokie
Joey, you should try to introduce fish slowly in your diet. You can acquire the taste. Too much red meat is not healthy. Try going for species that have a mild taste and use plenty of herbs and spices. Some species are low in contaminants and can be eaten every day -- which is what I do.
@@smcdonald9991 I appreciate the thought, but I have no desire to introduce something into my diet that I simply don't enjoy. And neither of the meats I listed are red meats.
i enjoy every video you made even thhe ones i dont interested in at firsst
Be rest assured, it looks delicious.
I wish I could cook at least half as good as you can, I know I would certainly eat better and healthier... Great video!!
Well done. Thank you
Great Ingredient Combination!
Time to order some locust beans on the internet. Stilton with soy sauce convinced me.
When I was working out with the Chinese community, they really liked the fish eyeballs too. Apparently they're full of goodness.
Very interesting dish, gotta try it out! Since I love fermented stuff and blue cheese, I think I'll go get me some of those beans. As always great video :)
Now some people might wanna kill me for what I'm about to say but... I think it would be great with mayo in it.
You can get smoked mackerel fillets in tins at Tesco. No sauce, just the fillets in a little oil.
I'm guessing that the Missus isn't sharing your lunch. Probably not the best of breath with a smoked fish and onion sandwich. Let's not forget about the stilton tasting beans, lol. Going to Nigeria now. Thank you for sharing a different culture of food with us! ☺️☺️
I love these videos.
Is this unlisted as an experiment?
It's just unlisted for later publication (Sunday), but of course accessible via Africa Everyday
Might as well subscribe, since I watch all of your videos anyway ;)
Instantly see the spices. Have to watch this in the morning
I'm going to make that next weekend,it looks lush :-)
I'd eat that..
I've just started the process of making a hot smoker for cooking in the garden this summer.
Can't wait to use it...
stilton dipped in soy sounds like a pretty bomb flavor tbh
An idea for the future you could toast the bread and have it almost like a bruscetta.
That looked really good.
This sounds delicious. Gonna try it. Might just sub the Stilton for the locust beans. Looks like it would make a nice pasta salad too.
I love the flavour of scotch bonnet, it's my favourite chilli.
Can't wait for my next Tesco delivery. I'm ordering some smoked mackerel. Haven't had it for ages. I'll give the chili and beans a miss but I really fancy the rest. Beats ham or cheese every time! Thanks A S. x. 🎏
Such a cool salad recipe! I've got to try it out (without the hot peppers, though, I'm not good with heat, lol). In my native country (Romania) we call those onions white onions (since the flesh is white), and red onions are obviously red onions - although I've noticed that there's red onions and shallots here, which I believe are indistinguishable there at least for people who don't cook professionally.
Having witnessed a terrible Chili pepper.. we will say incident once. I get very nervous watching a person handle them with out gloves. Very good video.
Damn what happened with your chilli? I have rubbed my eye after handling them before and it set my eye on fire but I still love them
@@PLANDerLinde99 maybe a friend of his touched their equipment after handling a chilli, that can't be good.
@@Jamal_Tyrone that’s exactly what happened. New kid stocking hot peppers. I’d told him to wear gloves. Nope. I told him to wash his hands. Nope. Some peppers in a box always get crushed so juice gets around. I was scared for his eyes. Hadn’t thought of anything else. But later after a trip to restroom he was in a terrible state of pain and embarrassment. Wear gloves, carefully wash your hands and both better. I adore peppers. But I respect there powers.
Frankly, that dish looks delish.
Mmm, Imoyo Tacos sound like a plan to my Tex-Mex brain.
That made me wonder about locust bean quesadillas
Just a slight correction, salads aren't quite unusual in Nigeria. In weddings or birthday or just any celebration you'll find them among the buffet items although the contents might differ from a western style salad. Another difference is that the vegetables are absolutely drenched in salad cream or mayonnaise(depends on your tastes really) and the vegetables are lightly blanched before serving.
@@badgerboy4448 It's usually eaten as a side dish with Jollof or Nigerian style Fried rice
Sounds like most Russian salads!
Looks like an African version of pan bagnat ❤
You should smoke your own fish if you can, I love smoking food. It's alot of fun and tastes delicious when done homemade especially.
Looks like a lot of quite pungent ingredients. Tasty!
Looks good
I'm sure John Warosa would approve
However, John Barosa would not. It's what causes so many arguments in the office, as they both work in the same one.
I watched Babatunde's video first, and the eyeball eating made me squirm. I really don't like strong flavours, so I don't think this meal is for me, but was nice to see both versions of it.
I wonder how possible it might be to ferment one's own locust beans, a quick Google indicates there's not anything significant added and they are simply kept at 37°C for some period of time. I'd love to see you attempt this
Doesn't sound too hard. Try it!
Could u try to make Bánh mì it’s a food I grew up on it’s a Vietnamese sandwich I think you would enjoy it ^^ I personally think bánh mì is really delicious but I wanna hear ur thoughts
Banh Mi is amazing! Are you viet too?
@@soggy_auggy7191 no I just grew up with Vietnamese people （*´▽｀*）i had a few cultures in my life growing up ^w^