Port Harcourt Bole Is Greater Than Lagos Bole [FACTS ONLY]

[abujagirl]

‘’Bole’’ is the Yoruba word for roasted plantain. Plantain is a perennial herbaceous plant that flourishes well under tropical moisture-rich, humid low-lying farmlands.

As a food, plantain in rich in calories, vitamins and dietary fibre. Plantain can be consumes in so many ways but when the word ‘’bole’’ is depict plantain it evokes memories of a different kind of meal.

Bole is a Nigerian street food and rarely prepared at homes.

Lagos Versus Port Harcourt :

1. In Lagos, South-West Nigeria, Bole is a snack while in Port Harcourt, South-South Nigeria, Bole is a full meal

2. Bole is eaten with Epa [groundnut]in Lagos . In Port Harcourt Bole is eaten with roasted yam, fish, oil sauce and vegetable.

3. Port Harcourt Bole is a more healthy meal than Lagos Bole .

4. Anybody can prepare Lagos Bole but Port Harcourt Bole requires special skill. The taste of Port Harcourt Bole is unique and the secret formula held by mothers who only pass it down to their children.

5. Lagos Bole making is a business while Port Harcourt Bole making represents an Izo culture which has existed for generations.

 

[curator]

So it is not Bole in PH but a meal with plantain!

 

[mrsam]

Port Harcourt boli?????

You can never ever compare Lagos boli with any other. Even folks from Ijebu (Land of plantain) know this.

You can eat boli in Lagos with every other thing....stew, groundnuts, ponmo, vegetables, beans, fish, meat etc etc

Port Harcourt boli na learner...

 

[abujagirl]

Port Harcourt Bole has no rival. Disagree with your 5 points @Samguine

 

[mrsam]

Port Harcourt Bole has no rival. Disagree with your 5 points @Samguine

Just two...


1. Lagos is the centre of everything - Boli inclusive

2. For the fact that you spell it as "bole", shows you are uninitiated and not qualified enough to compare.

 

[abujagirl]

Just two...


1. Lagos is the centre of everything - Boli inclusive

2. For the fact that you spell it as "bole", shows you are uninitiated and not qualified enough to compare.

You need a better Yoruba dictionary. Centre of everything like?