Kuli-kuli
West African snack made from peanut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuli-kuli is a West African snack primarily made from peanuts, first made by the various ethnic groups including the Nupe people of Nigeria and Dagbon people of Ghana.[1] It is a popular snack in Nigeria, Benin, northern Cameroon and Ghana. It is often eaten alone or with a mixture of garri also known as cassava flakes, sugar and water, popularly called "garri soakings". It is also eaten with Hausa koko, fura, and akamu, and is sometimes ground and put into salad. It is often ground and used as an ingredient for suya and kilishi.[2][3][4][5]
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Type | Snack |
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Place of origin | Nigeria, Ghana |
Region or state | North Central Nigeria |
Created by | Nupe |
Invented | 1920[citation needed] |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Peanuts |
Ingredients generally used | Oil, salt, sometimes black pepper, spices |
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Kuli-kuli is a byproduct of processing raw peanuts into peanut oil.[6][7]