The snack that's meat dried in sun and heat (with peanut paste)

A brief introduction to kilishi

Hello, Snackers. We’re heading to West Africa today.

Kilishi: An Introduction

Photo by Abubakar M. Ahmad via Wikipedia Commons.

The place

West Africa, in particular areas of Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. Some sources say it originated in the Bauchi state of Nigeria. Here’s a map! Here are some photos!

The story

I’ve written plenty of posts about common va…