3 restaurants open in 2 months to bring together a winnipeg nigerian population that's doubled in size - make restaurant dishes at home

Elizabeth Laval loves to bring together Nigerians from Winnipeg, and now she's doing it with delicious yam or omelet.
"This is my happiness --
"Look at something that is not created by cityI," she said . ".
Lawal was the first to admit that she was challenged at an African restaurant and bar on saginte Avenue in Notre Dame ceneihhood --
The entrepreneur, who has been in Canada since 1986, has run a successful grocery store, salon and employment agency and owns his own property.
The owner of the group, dressed in a purple apron with the words "cute", admitted that she was busy enough, but she saw a demand: Winnipeg has a lot of institutions in East Africa, but there are not enough restaurants to offer the West African food her fellow Nigerians want. PhotosSt.
Important businesses provide a "taste of home" for the growing African community ". Newcomers to the city MYTHSWilliam Whyte settlement, faith groups help support recent immigrants. An expanding Winnipeg
According to Statistics Canada of data this city of scale has doubled the from 1,340 Nigeria people of 2011 people increase to 2016 of 3,450 people.
"I don't think I'm doing this to make money --
I do this because the city needs it . "
In Winnipeg, a nicheNew restaurant run by Nigerians is growing rapidly to meet this demand.
Laurel opened last month.
Then there is victor Alozie, who is behind two new businesses that started serving customers in November: Fort Rouge
Regional One Stop African restaurant on the corner of Ebby and Pembina and yellow pepper restaurant on the main street of North Point Douglas.
The key to his business, Alozie says, is to find something that doesn't exist, why not there, and how to fill the vacuum.
"Slipping is part of the fun of learning --to-
NewcomersHe worked with another chef before skating day to open a West Africa/India joint restaurant at the southern end of the city, which gave him confidence to strike on his own.
"I think it is important and necessary to set up a Nigerian restaurant so that Nigerians in Winnipeg can feel at home.
"He is not planning to open two outlets at the same time, but he is confident that both outlets will play a role.
His corner Douglas restaurant, the yellow pepper restaurant, has some traditional flavors nearby, such as Bannock and Hamburg, as well as Nigerian favorite foods such as puffs. a lightly-
Sweet doughnuts
Or akara, five fragrant fritters made of bean flour.
"He understands that the business is in an area where something else needs to be provided," Holly DYK said . " He is an inexperienced cook.
"You can say I learned a little from the best educational video in Nigeria.
"Most of their African food is sold through delivery.
Meanwhile, at the southern tip of Winnipeg, Akin-
Akinbulumo turned her take-out business into kioskat at the University of Manitoba and told her from the back-
Lunch crowd.
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She remembers a manager telling her that the immigration route to Canada on foot "is beyond your community ".
She is very happy.
The food in Nigeria is delicious, she said.
That's how her customers describe it.
Traditional rice dishes are usually mixed with a variety of spices.
At her restaurant on saginte Avenue, Laval said she always likes to cook West African food at home and her children will do it there if they are in Nigeria.
But after her grocery customers asked her to start work, she was persuaded to bring her cooking to the public.
She said their restaurant stopped.
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Potatoes are similar in texture but heavier.
The other is Jolof rice, a dish with rice, tomatoes and a variety of meats and spices.
Lawal says it's a great starter dish for those new to West African cuisine.
The early customer boom prompted her to hire another chef earlier than she thought.
When the restaurant opened, "all Western capital [Africans]
"It's just bombing us with demand," she said . ".
"It's not a pity that we open our hearts, but it's too hard for one person.
Lawal said: "There is a lot of work to be done even if it helps --
But as she said, it was also her joy.
"Sometimes I ask God: Why are you making me so crazy?
She said with a smile.
"Now, I really don't need to open a restaurant for the sake of life, but I just like to take the challenge in life.