The New York restaurant introducing Nigerian cuisine to the US - BBC News
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- Опубліковано 24 бер 2023
- Shortlisted for the prestigious James Beard Award, New York restaurant Dept of Culture has been praised for introducing hyper-regional Central Nigerian cuisine to the American palette.
The Brooklyn-based eatery has only one communal table and is fully-booked months in advance.
We meet chef Ayo Balogun to find out more.
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Proud of my fellow Nigerian, I hope to get to this level of culinary skills one day.
Same to me I hope and pray 😊
Why can Africans only succeed in western nations?
@Seek The Truth does it include 70 virgins 😅
@Seek The Truth getata with your Islam
Those portions would cause a riot in Africa 😂, unless it's free but I love the Idea as a taster, an introduction type of deal to people unfamiliar with the grub.
This Guy is Seriously cashing out!
Him don use brain enter that market... Subtly Luxuriousing Nigerian Meals & staples
@@iktheboy7594 kerching 🤑💰💵 lol.
4 course meal!!!! The portion is good.
😂😂😂 u r right
@@dianamayerebiaca469 😂
As an East Asian, I love Nigerian stews and Jollof rice!
I'm a Nigerian and I'd like to try your food
I am not Nigerian, but I am happy for this brother. You go go big
This is HOW I want African food to be promoted. Quality and perfect presentation. Thank you for this Brother and I wish you a successful career serving African food
😂 African food presented the correct way can never be what you want! Lol. Just can't happen.
There is nothing called African food . Africa is a continent with 54 coutries and about 3000 tribes with a great many cusines and culture .
All the cuisines from the 54 (55?) countries joined together make up ‘African food,’ food that is eaten in Africa, just as you have Continental food which is food from Europe.
@@oma7698 No such thing as European food😀. I knw Italian food, French cuisine, Portuguese food, etc.
@@abuhaile6517 Asian food is still Asian food , it not about your country
I'm proud to see my culture represented here🤗. These are meals I grew up eating. So, seeing them receive global attention feels so rewarding❤️🇳🇬.
Did you not know ½ million Nigerians live in America
Mumu. If it's not approved by the West, you won't find it worth celebrating. It's goats like you that draw Africa backward. Mental slaves.
What, stealing, lying and claiming national assistance. Wow, lots to be proud of then.😂
@@guff9567 woah... I didn't know they were that many
@@BillyRiff-RAF You do not know the Nigeria beyond the televised news you see. Don't be deceived.
So proud of my Nigerian brother 👏🏾
We go big
Nigerian food to the world 🌎👏🏾
God bless you sir for selling Nigeria cuisine to the world...
½ million have lived in America for decades
@@guff9567 so?
@@oyinkansolaeshoYT So no "introducing", as it has ALWAYS been here. Stop belittling Africa
@@guff9567 how am I belittling Africa, please be careful with your choice of words. I asked a question and I expect a rational reply, not an accusatory one, thank you.
@@oyinkansolaeshoYT Dennis Jacobs
Lovely!!! Non Nigerian but proud of him!! At least he allowed people to taste the food how it was supposed to be! No watering down the food!!!
WOW!!!!
I absolutely am proud of the way he’s plated these dishes in a fine dining style. People like to complain about portions but this isn’t the point - you need to appreciate this style of plating and class to understand it!
As a fellow Nigerian, well done 👏🏾 🙋🏽♀️
I love the visuals and the variety of food on display. Kudos to Chef Ayo.
Good job, God bless you. We are beginning to get African-Nigerian food in the U.S like other Asian Restaurants.
A future I've been longing to see. There's also a Nigerian inspired drink - Soba Hibiscus that's gaining popularity in the U.S.
Super proud to see that he is from Offa, my hometown. Great stuff!
Takes skill to keep that homemade feel in a restaurant! Well done Dept of Culture
My daughter Mary, who was born in Nigeria loves this place
Ohhhh this brought a smile to my face. Very happy to see Nigerian cuisine celebrated and not tolerated as inferior to others. His food is like Art, it's beautiful!!
Nigerian cuisine is one of a kind
Nigeria to the world
china has bought you mate, literal communists.
The world really appreciates your scams.
@@LiberalismisDying you mean to tell that Nigeria is more scams then the western countries or you want me to tell you how the stolen everything in Africa continent
@@LiberalismisDying The world doesn't appreciate your imperialism that ruins the economics of Nations
@@LiberalismisDying you sound bitter you must be from South Africa or Ghana
I've never seen Nigerian food presented in such a way as this. Nice way to bring awareness of the culture here.
Me looking at that portion of Food being served and knowing it wouldn't be enough for me.
I would love to visit this restaurant. The food looks aesthetically pleasing
I luv this. NIGERIAN FOOD.. make you healthy and strong and mostly organic
C'est une très bonne idée, surtout que la nourriture au Nigeria est très variée et riche.
I'd love to try it!
I want to try this food so bad!!! It looks and sounds amazing 🤩
You should
Us in the Caribbean can relate. I will visit. 😁❤
Congrats. this is amazing !!
If not for bad leadership Nigeria will be one of the greatest country...because they have dominance in whatever they do...proud of them
If not for people like you who only contribute complaints, Nigeria would be a global superpower. The so-called bad leadership provided you with free education that put you above your peers in the West. What have you done for Nigeria to deserve the free infrastructure, free education, subsidized healthcare and fuel amongst other things? Ungrateful people. I wonder if you want the government to put food in your stupid mouth before you'll be satisfied.
Now we’re talking 🎉!! That’s how it should be now .. the world knows cuisines from everywhere except the ones from Africa . With Nigeria getting this kind of recognition, other countries cuisines will follow as well
Excellent plating presentation.
Yass I love to see this. And hope one day I’ll have my own restaurant ❤
Wonderful! ✨💯
This is inspiring... This man stayed for long here...
Looks delicious❤️❤️🤩
@Good&Honestboy yess I do😍😍
@Daphne Basquita Yes because pumpkin on rice is so very complicated lmao
@@LiberalismisDying melon isn't pumpkin, and it's not even rice. try to be correct when you're being condescending.
@@LiberalismisDying get lost oloriburuku
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🥰🥰🥰😙😙😚☺☺😗😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘☺😚😚best in Africa award goes to Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
I love to see my people embracing our culture.
Wow this is lovely. They should open one in Texas and California Canada as well.
Yum! I can't wait to visit.
Proud of you Mr Ayo.. 🇳🇬 Naija 4 life 👍🏾
Amazing!!!!
*me eating my vegan okra and egusi soup in Los Angeles delivered by Door Dash*
"A New York City restaurant is introducing what to whom now?"
Vegan....pathetic
Lol, as far as we know, our people have been catering for Nigerian parties and establishing restaurants in the US since the first Nigerian stepped food in the US, but I guess they feel this is the first introduction. 😂
my type of content♥️🇳🇬
@Seek The Truth How do you know allah is real??
Have you encountered him for yourself?
@Seek The Truth Ali is shitman
Well done 😊💖
Finally. ♥️
Looks delish!!
@Seek The Truth you are a fool Islam nonsense
Amazing you are doing well 🎉
My neighbor... I know him well!!! 💯💜💯💜
Proudly Nigerian , Nigeria to the world! 💪💪💪🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
I’m happy to see they are introducing what we have but bruuuhhhhhhh I hope the video is not tricking the size of the portions
I don't think the video is tricking the size of the portions, I think he's introducing a serious restaurant concept to a new market. Not easy o.
😂ebi n pa mi😋
Nigerian food makes one very strong.
As a Nigerian, I am proud of you
I love how he makes Nigerian food look sexy 😊
Nice dish with proper preparation.. Chef Balongun..
I am a proudly Nigerian 🇳🇬
❤❤
About time.
What he did in the end reminds me of the menu! :)
The portions!? 😩😵💫 I’m crying, they’re so tiny!? And I’m sure the prices are sky high. 😭
Exactly
❤❤❤
Finally. We are getting it right. Thanks man
🔥🔥🔥
This is huge. Naija food to the world 💯🔥💃
Proudly Nigerian!! Anywhere we are or anywhere we may be, we always show up and show out! We no dey carry last.
Damn! This has everything. When I heard locust beans my mouth watered haha 😂.
Personal favorite.
I miss this!
i wanna try
Egusi soup wey go havard Uni 🔥
Fantastic!! Lets eat!!! 😋
👏👏👏👏
I knew you were from kwara state when I heard you playing Kollington ayinla lol I'm from ilorin keep it up sir 💯
I’m proud of him, but there are plenty of Nigerian restaurants in the US. My best owns A Nigerian restaurant in Tampa Florida.
New York and outside New York like Newark has had Nigerian restaurants for years nothing new about this. Also, DC area has so many Nigerians and Nigerian restaurants.
Nice dishes🇳🇬
Nigerian cuisine is actually the best in everything
Taste 100%
Etiquette 100%
It's everything 💯💯💯
When one Nigerian win, we all win!! Naija no dey carry lastttt
wow....Glad to see my Culture represented well although the Serving proportion, that would cause problem if given to someone in Nigeria 😂😂
This makes me so happy to see! 😂
Wow. The best in the world
Naija to the world 🚀
I’m Nigerian and I’m definitely proud of this, but those portions OML😮😊😅
Lol I'm Like how much for this portion ba,?
Long throat they call u there
@@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799how bout you 🤨🤨?
Yes for nijar
Great content. I'm not sure about that egusi soup though.
Shut up u fit cook all these show your self bad belle u be dunce oloshi
They look tasty 🤤
nice
👌
I never had ede-dede, all the other dishes I’ve had. I’ll have to ask family about that dish.
It's ede dindin, meaning fried shrimp
Would love to see the recipes haha
African meals always delicious, brilliant
Nigerian meals
@@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 Why take the glory alone
And that egusai mmm
That one episode of Atlanta
Offa - we are the Iyeru Okin 👍🏽💯🙏🔥
Why are the portions so small
Good food
Is the pounded yam fresh?
good food
Looks lovely. I would have liked to pay a visit to this restaurant in NY but the portion sizes look so little, too little...laugh.
Finally! Our egusi soup don land for inside BBC documentary! 😂😂 Naija no fit carry last na!
Yassss NGA 🇳🇬 🇳🇬
Lovely Nigerian foods ❤😋
Where is the bush meat? I cannot see it on the menu!