Cafe Abuja Is Bringing Traditional Nigerian Food to Houston - Cooking in America

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  • Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
  • In the latest episode of Cooking in America, chef Sheldon Simeon treks to Houston to scope out the city’s vibrant Nigerian food scene. Texas’s largest city is home to a sizable population of immigrants from the West African nation, many of whom flock to Cafe Abuja on Westheimer Road for a taste of home.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 274

  • @ZeeshanMuhammadX
    @ZeeshanMuhammadX 7 років тому +240

    This presenter, Sheldon, is pretty cool. I have yet to be disappointed with any of the videos he's been in -- he's very humble, very quickly gels/vibes with his guests and doesn't interject himself into the guest's narrative or stories but knows when to keep the conversation flow going. He's the next Lucas! Keep him on your channel Eater! :)

    • @Redjacket14
      @Redjacket14 7 років тому +10

      Zeeshan Muhammad he's better than Lucas

    • @jamessmith-zk4co
      @jamessmith-zk4co 4 роки тому +3

      How about "He's the first Sheldon".
      Lucas does his thing and Sheldon does his.

  • @paulwall3269
    @paulwall3269 5 років тому +46

    When I lived in Tacoma, Washington, I worked at a hospital there. There were a many hospital staff members from Nigeria, and I loved it when we had staff potlucks.
    The food bounty was fantastic!!! Nigerian, Kenyan, Filipino, Ukranian, Vietnamese...you name it.
    Wonderful times...

  • @SisiYemmieTV
    @SisiYemmieTV 7 років тому +215

    Egusi soup is delicious! He pronounced Milo just the way we pronounce it in Nigeria. I have tons of Nigerian recipes on my channel if you want to learn how to make Nigerian food

    • @europeein8206
      @europeein8206 7 років тому

      Then you and the whole of Nigeria pronounce it wrong.

    • @theadewunmiakande
      @theadewunmiakande 7 років тому +6

      Europeein but we've always pronounced it like that 🤣🤣🤣 I don't know any different

    • @europeein8206
      @europeein8206 7 років тому +2

      It's pronounced My-Lo. Was created in Aus and that's how we've always pronounced it.

    • @chiderahnwafor2740
      @chiderahnwafor2740 7 років тому +4

      SisiYemmieTV my favorite is oha soup

    • @TheJlb527
      @TheJlb527 7 років тому +3

      i will definitely check u out!

  • @Twofix
    @Twofix 7 років тому +126

    Milo, man. I drank it a lot when I was a kid since Nestle advertised it as a energy drink for kids here. When kids drink it, they suddenly become the smartest kid in the class, won the marathon, got the black belt in karate and have the highest score in gymnastic competition in one day.

    • @faizolmai5844
      @faizolmai5844 7 років тому +4

      Taufiq Othman 😂😂😂😂😂so true

    • @muhammadhazarul
      @muhammadhazarul 6 років тому +13

      I ate it more than i drink it

    • @The_Harylaba
      @The_Harylaba 5 років тому +1

      @@muhammadhazarul you feel it bro

    • @georgeillah273
      @georgeillah273 4 роки тому +5

      Miiilo.....kpaa kpaa kpaa,kpaa kpaa kpaa kpaa.....Milo!

    • @aquaticlife9251
      @aquaticlife9251 3 роки тому

      😆 kidcrank. I remember drinking it in the Philippines.

  • @jamesren4665
    @jamesren4665 7 років тому +57

    I love that he's in the kitchen learning and cooking with them before eating!

  • @jacpppp
    @jacpppp 7 років тому +145

    Jollof rice is the best rice I have ever tasted

  • @fainahhernandez3424
    @fainahhernandez3424 5 років тому +159

    The egusi soup! The guy I once dated made me try this. Now I miss the food more than him 😂

    • @oyinade84
      @oyinade84 4 роки тому +1

      @Fainah: lol missing the good more than him😂🤣

    • @ja3deah
      @ja3deah 4 роки тому +4

      Lol. This comment is gold. I love egusi.

    • @happykissme7608
      @happykissme7608 4 роки тому +3

      Where have you been asawa

    • @waynehersheykiss08
      @waynehersheykiss08 4 роки тому

      Mine was Ghanaian... And yes I miss the food LOL

    • @DontAskMePlease830
      @DontAskMePlease830 4 роки тому

      Lol..girls tho😅

  • @jaycobbina9529
    @jaycobbina9529 6 років тому +106

    I love Moi Moi.

  • @skalawitz
    @skalawitz 7 років тому +23

    I love this channel.. Everybody seems very happy. From America to Africa and India all the way to the Pacific islands. Sharing cultures (food), it's amazing.. and I love Nigeria.. (I'm Filipino by the way.)

  • @Phrankleen13
    @Phrankleen13 7 років тому +30

    *Interesting video, keep putting Nigerian Food Recipes on the world map* 😀👌

  • @Ooo.spicey
    @Ooo.spicey 7 років тому +45

    i tried ethiopian food a few days ago i cant wait to try nigerian food next mmm.

    • @starsareangels
      @starsareangels 5 років тому

      I don't like Ethiopian food. Nigerian food is waaaay better

    • @dokorobia8713
      @dokorobia8713 4 роки тому +14

      @@starsareangels Nice but no need to attack ethiopian food. I am nigerian btw

    • @redsliag9661
      @redsliag9661 4 роки тому

      @@starsareangels why?

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 4 місяці тому

      i'm Sierra leonean-so some of the foods(nigerian) are similar.but never tried Ethiopian food.It's not that common in the UK

  • @AliHussain-fz7pd
    @AliHussain-fz7pd 7 років тому +38

    How are you going to do a video about Nigerian food without Jallof Rice, Plantain, and assorted Meat? Suya? Nigerian food is spectacular though. Genuinely one of my favourites.

  • @BreezeeGreenz
    @BreezeeGreenz 5 років тому +6

    I'm Nigerian in a small town in America and I miss Nigerian food. I'll be moving to a big city soon hopefully and be homing on Nigerian restaurants immediately.

  • @thejompi
    @thejompi 7 років тому +6

    Pounded yam or fufu is the special way of doing it, if you go to a market in Port Harcourt you get served gari which is cassava flour mixed with water and you eat it the same way with egusi, groundnut soup, okro.

  • @prankster671
    @prankster671 7 років тому +19

    braddah is from the Kingdom of Hawai'i...in the language, "I" is pronounced as "ee"...hence "Mee-low"...but those soft, buttery nuggets of naimasness, bendongo tho...hoa, broke da mouth so onolicous!

  • @mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573
    @mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573 4 роки тому +1

    Clock Sheldons excitement about Milo!! Brings nostalgia for me too! He's such a good sport and this was nice to know that there is a Nigerian joint in Houston, Texas!

  • @sammygaga7629
    @sammygaga7629 7 років тому +25

    Nigerian foods are always the best, like trust me i''ve been there

  • @marycharles1602
    @marycharles1602 6 років тому +2

    Sheldon, you have love for food & so do I. Really enjoy watching your interest in different cuisine. Thanks much & be blessed.

  • @13daniel1974
    @13daniel1974 Рік тому

    I realize I am commenting on these videos a few years later than the production of them, but I dated a girl from Uganda and she LOVED this place. We were there every time she visited me.

  • @pianistpraveen
    @pianistpraveen 4 роки тому +7

    This dude's interviewing skills are on point

  • @platystrophia
    @platystrophia 7 років тому +6

    I love that you're showcasing the culinary diversity of Houston!

  • @faizolmai5844
    @faizolmai5844 7 років тому +6

    I'm Nigerian and our food is so nice

  • @opeyemifamakin
    @opeyemifamakin 6 років тому +4

    i like this video.. pure and unadulterated Nigerian food

  • @stephanienieva-dino7423
    @stephanienieva-dino7423 7 років тому +1

    Subscribed and clicked the Notif bell just 'coz of Sheldon Simeon!!! 😍 I love the way he handled the whole segment...he's a natural host who shows great passion for food, culture, & history behind the people & the flavors they offer. 😊👍🏼 Now, I'm off to watch all of Sheldon's vids. 😂 More power to you Sheldon!!! Love heaps from Sydney!!!! 😘❤️

  • @Penguin619
    @Penguin619 7 років тому +2

    All of these restaurants are so close to me, surprised I didn't run into y'all when you came to Houston to film.

  • @mosesobasola7634
    @mosesobasola7634 3 роки тому +1

    That pounded yam with egusi garnished with goat meat and kpomo na the main deal.

  • @raggedyhaggity250
    @raggedyhaggity250 4 роки тому +2

    maybe this is weird but i love seeing the hands of the male owner stained by spices/marinades. reminds me so much of turmeric hands after using turmeric to season/marinade fried fish, simple turmeric soups. you know its good like that

  • @OkwuID
    @OkwuID 6 років тому +5

    Egusi soup is life!! Ndi Nigeria !!!!!!

  • @acrophobe
    @acrophobe 7 років тому +7

    Sheldon don't think I didn't see you sneaking in that Spinach Bae.

  • @nanaaraj
    @nanaaraj 6 років тому +7

    In Ghana, it sounds similar to Egusi in Nigeria and it’s called Agushi in Ghana 🇬🇭 from the Ga tribe.

    • @blazinghot99
      @blazinghot99 6 років тому +4

      Francesca Agyeman Egusi is originally a Nigerian dish that was adopted by Ghana. Ghanaians come to Nigerian restaurants near me all the time to buy Egusi.

    • @nanaaraj
      @nanaaraj 6 років тому +1

      blazinghot99 oh is it. Okay , thank you.

    • @nanaaraj
      @nanaaraj 6 років тому

      BRANDON DAVIS yes I know. Where you’re from?

    • @nanaaraj
      @nanaaraj 6 років тому

      BRANDON DAVIS ok nice. We’re neighbours! I’m from Ghana.

    • @nanaaraj
      @nanaaraj 6 років тому

      BRANDON DAVIS yes I know. If you go on the website called venturesafrica.com/yorubas-are-99-9-genetically-igbo-study/amp/
      It also tells you the cultural differences between our tribes, but genetic similarities as well.

  • @wolflike24124
    @wolflike24124 4 роки тому +2

    I need to at least try Nigerian food in my lifeee!

    • @dumadan7561
      @dumadan7561 4 роки тому +1

      Yes you do, it is soul food at its best. 😊

  • @lollyvillea6351
    @lollyvillea6351 7 років тому +17

    I'm Nigerian. We pronounce Milo as "me-low"

    • @europeein8206
      @europeein8206 7 років тому +1

      You pronounce it wrong then. My-Lo.

    • @tomcruz8615
      @tomcruz8615 7 років тому +14

      Europeein Tomato Tomaato. Who the hell cares

    • @isadore9793
      @isadore9793 5 років тому

      Lie will killed you,You are not are a Nigeria,Fool.

    • @bean7496
      @bean7496 3 роки тому +2

      @@isadore9793 and how do you know that?

    • @isadore9793
      @isadore9793 3 роки тому

      @@bean7496 then why not teach me how we pronounce, dump head.

  • @lovelylayla4978
    @lovelylayla4978 3 роки тому +1

    I must try this place. I'm craving Egusi & Pounded Yam😖

  • @survivedy3k
    @survivedy3k 7 років тому +8

    Sheldon is a great host

  • @delanabrown28
    @delanabrown28 2 роки тому

    I will be visiting this place. Yes I will be yes

  • @mrfaern
    @mrfaern 7 років тому +2

    MILO represent. Nestle basically own chocolate beverage sector in some country.

  • @danielvho
    @danielvho 7 років тому +3

    Great series!

  • @sweetgyalfernandez6781
    @sweetgyalfernandez6781 3 роки тому +1

    Lovely.. we need a nigerian restaurant in spain 🇪🇸

  • @singularity-
    @singularity- 3 роки тому

    That looks so delicious. I need to try it sometime

  • @rubengoodliff5979
    @rubengoodliff5979 7 років тому +1

    Wow😁😀👌👍👏👏👏
    I think this video is so great.

  • @ShoRadioTV
    @ShoRadioTV 4 роки тому +2

    I’m Malaysian and we rule the milo market

  • @chuchuchuchia
    @chuchuchuchia 6 років тому

    Always wanted to get more familiar with various African cuisines

  • @almavh
    @almavh 7 років тому +1

    Sheldon back at it again!

  • @paulwall3269
    @paulwall3269 5 років тому

    I love this series of food videos!

  • @rimun5235
    @rimun5235 4 роки тому +1

    We have goat head stew in Kenya, delicious.

  • @pierovergara481
    @pierovergara481 4 роки тому

    This looks DELICIOUS. All the good stuff in there. Oofff

  • @HD-em9ws
    @HD-em9ws 7 років тому +3

    Everyone on UA-cam now and day trying to be like Anthony Bourdain lol, respect the OG that start it haha

  • @mesanchez9310
    @mesanchez9310 7 років тому +1

    Sheldon killing it

  • @johnpinoy23
    @johnpinoy23 5 років тому +4

    Haha milo.. its actual the way you say iS it (mylo.) MILO

  • @crusaderqk
    @crusaderqk 6 років тому +6

    Ok I am going to name my dog fufu lol

  • @viviiku2327
    @viviiku2327 6 років тому +1

    I dig the #saltbae move with spinach.

  • @evansweik4127
    @evansweik4127 4 роки тому

    You should a Central African Restaurant in Euless TX called exotic African grill cuisine

  • @Raven-mn5xq
    @Raven-mn5xq 7 років тому +3

    0:16 im filipino and we say "Mai-Low"

  • @AlvinAkin
    @AlvinAkin 4 роки тому

    Beautiful!

  • @nosaazim3860
    @nosaazim3860 4 роки тому +1

    Yummy 😋👏

  • @rmjavines477
    @rmjavines477 6 років тому +3

    Mee-lo?? Lols Kahit sa hawaii ka pa lumaki napagtripan ka ng mga kamaganak mong Pilipino..Intindihin mo muna to tapos ayusin mo ha..Lab you lols

  • @TheJlb527
    @TheJlb527 7 років тому

    i love this and i need more of this

  • @oly.b4816
    @oly.b4816 7 років тому +2

    I knew he wasn't Igbo after that comment 😂

  • @Orophile_303
    @Orophile_303 Рік тому

    I want to try Nigerian food and Japanese foods.

  • @laypyu
    @laypyu 6 років тому +1

    Awesome host! Awesome show!

  • @nichobarricco5149
    @nichobarricco5149 3 роки тому

    Milo, love it. We call it my-lo in the caribbean.

  • @slaywithspea5037
    @slaywithspea5037 3 роки тому

    Now I’m craving egusi soup 😋

  • @sonofsonghai1843
    @sonofsonghai1843 4 роки тому

    Mouthwatering yumminess

  • @jebiusenvy
    @jebiusenvy 4 роки тому

    Caribbean people drink Milo (pronounced My-Low) too at night with Maria biscuits.

  • @gymtip1
    @gymtip1 6 років тому +1

    yam good food

  • @juanice321
    @juanice321 3 роки тому

    They have the BEST EGUSI!!

  • @TheJoaqui10
    @TheJoaqui10 4 роки тому +1

    In the Philippines its MAY-LO

  • @Dominikmj
    @Dominikmj 7 років тому +4

    I am half Nigerian, but I can’t get my head around the “everything but the kitchenvsink” concept. Maybe it is the point, that I also don’t crustaceans or that I find cubed bone meats in stew a topic of my nightmares? Or that I think, that cubed bouillon shouldn’t be on anyones recipe list who ones a restaurant?
    Suya is dope though....

  • @rylbracero3444
    @rylbracero3444 5 років тому +2

    you know we pronounce milo as "maylo" here in ph XD

  • @thierrynshimayezu8487
    @thierrynshimayezu8487 4 роки тому

    Love the food

  • @Harem__King
    @Harem__King 5 років тому

    Each time he says Hawaii take a shot 💀

  • @iefr9076
    @iefr9076 5 років тому

    As an Aussie I miss milo very dearly

  • @gatheringleaves
    @gatheringleaves 3 роки тому

    I've never even heard of a Nigerian restaurant before, they've got none as far as I know in NY

    • @modernationblue7625
      @modernationblue7625 2 роки тому

      NY state or NYC, there are some in NYC being that a lot of Nigerians are in NYC. Elsewhere not so much like Upstate New York.

  • @amaliatorreshernanadez1379
    @amaliatorreshernanadez1379 6 років тому

    Amo es comida 😋 es deliciosa 👉🏽❤️

  • @icomment4692
    @icomment4692 2 роки тому

    All this tells me, is that unilever is a very rich company.

  • @AmyStylinson
    @AmyStylinson 4 роки тому +1

    I’m a Nigerian in Houston 🥴

  • @obiorah1
    @obiorah1 4 роки тому

    Good work

  • @okekekingsley6412
    @okekekingsley6412 4 роки тому

    Nice

  • @lcrowds
    @lcrowds 7 років тому +158

    I am Australian and I am offend by the way he pronounced 'Milo'

    • @janmartin6442
      @janmartin6442 7 років тому +1

      Lachlan Crowder i think its maylow

    • @lcrowds
      @lcrowds 7 років тому +4

      Jan Martin I think you're wrong

    • @sitas9827
      @sitas9827 7 років тому +5

      Lachlan Crowder I'm Indian and I'm mad too.

    • @veeraldogra5684
      @veeraldogra5684 7 років тому +22

      Haha, Exactly, here in India we pronounce it as MY-LO, not sure if that is correct or not.

    • @janmartin6442
      @janmartin6442 7 років тому +1

      Lachlan Crowder thats how we said in Philippines eh

  • @Manuel-oh9kx
    @Manuel-oh9kx 6 років тому

    Milo grew on me as a kid. But when I moved to America.....nesquick made it seem nasty to me. Don’t hate. Still true Nigerian at heart

  • @ra71myo93
    @ra71myo93 7 років тому +1

    africa is my city

  • @matereymate
    @matereymate 7 років тому

    would try it, but not going to lie didn't look too appetizing to me

  • @nocoffeenofun
    @nocoffeenofun 7 років тому +1

    What happens if I don't really feel comforable eating with my hand?

    • @ore909
      @ore909 6 років тому +4

      coffee lover you can use utensils

    • @ngozio.9347
      @ngozio.9347 5 років тому +3

      @@ore909 it takes away from the flavour lol I tried this with a silver spoon as a kid and it wasnt the same. West Africand are very big on hand washing

    • @The_Harylaba
      @The_Harylaba 5 років тому +4

      When you're eating Chinese meals, you use the chopstick. Different meals call for different techniques of eating.😂 the proper way to eat Nigerian foods(except rice and beans) is by hand.

    • @christina4012
      @christina4012 4 роки тому +1

      Eat it with your feet then 😭
      Jk u can eat it with a spoon, it might be harder though.

  • @CptDuck
    @CptDuck 3 роки тому

    Milo filiphino? You mean THE WHOLE SOUTH EAST ASIA COUNTRIES + AUSTRALIA

  • @seymourbutts8739
    @seymourbutts8739 4 роки тому

    did he just say milo as "mee-lo"?

  • @SirPhillyLeong
    @SirPhillyLeong 7 років тому

    I'm going to start pronouncing "Milo" as "Me-lo".
    Sounds exotic and anyone that hears me saying "Me-lo" will start to question if they have been pronouncing it wrong.

    • @bean7496
      @bean7496 3 роки тому

      We say it as Mee-lo in Nigeria

  • @samiliaa1531
    @samiliaa1531 4 роки тому

    🤤 😋

  • @nafrasheed5110
    @nafrasheed5110 7 років тому

    ast two digit is your Starting Lineup
    1.Jordan
    2.Lonzo
    3.Lavar
    4.Jason Kidd
    5.lebron
    6.YO MAMAl
    7.Harden
    8.Duncan
    9.Mark gasol
    0.Lamelo Ball

  • @rtlennonsr
    @rtlennonsr 4 роки тому

    WOW, this guy is the voice of capitalism, America ; if you work hard you can go all the way to the top!!

  • @seanna.3387
    @seanna.3387 3 роки тому

    It’s Mylo not meelo

  • @shakeerajefferson3266
    @shakeerajefferson3266 3 роки тому

    Address?

  • @stevetonga2674
    @stevetonga2674 4 роки тому

    Melo.. Milo

  • @MrBlazemaster525
    @MrBlazemaster525 7 років тому

    *sees Milo*
    *beats Energy Gap*

  • @ministryand3fs885
    @ministryand3fs885 3 роки тому

    Meelo?!? I've never heard of a Filipino pronounce it like that

  • @g.a.impressionconcepts5233
    @g.a.impressionconcepts5233 5 років тому

    How can i work with you?

  • @TheTrill334
    @TheTrill334 3 роки тому

    He doesn't even know he's half Nigerian . He's Hawaiian from the royal bloodline which used to be mixed with igbo Nigerian . If your Hawaiian or igbo say ike

  • @komikero
    @komikero 7 років тому +27

    Meelo? What the hell is MEELO? Oh, he means MY-LO. That's how we pronounce that here in the Philippines.

    • @theodorejonathan6460
      @theodorejonathan6460 7 років тому

      komikero melon not mello....what d hell is wrong with your ears?

    • @adaaustin8796
      @adaaustin8796 6 років тому +7

      We pronounce it meelo here in Nigeria

    • @kuldoxy5637
      @kuldoxy5637 6 років тому +2

      Lmao, am a Nigerian in d Philippines. It was so funny when I first heard d way they pronounced Milo in d Philippines.

    • @Ashab31
      @Ashab31 6 років тому

      Bru everyone knows it's My-Lo !!!

    • @BlueAcidball
      @BlueAcidball 6 років тому

      komikero that’s how we pronounce it here in Nigeria

  • @shernrerrsMYTUBE
    @shernrerrsMYTUBE 6 років тому

    MEELO?! ITS PRONOUNCED MY-LO, its like he's not even Australian

  • @meyowmeyow1205
    @meyowmeyow1205 5 років тому +3

    Did he just pronounced Milo(Maylo) into Melo? 😂 too english af...

    • @Tatianarain
      @Tatianarain 4 роки тому +3

      It's pronounced Mee-lo in Nigeria

  • @Yoginawa
    @Yoginawa 5 років тому

    Is this restaurant halal?