Asakiyume mita

Yay! I'm glad to have achieved Nigerian status! I think I have quite a handful of languages I should learn now, right?

It was actually the Maggi cubes that were from Cameroon (I'm sure they're manufactured in lots of countries, but the ones I bought happened to be from Cameroon)--the ground dawadawa was from Ghana. And you're right: it just said "ground," no mention of fermentation.

And yes, the water did disappear when I stirred, and it was **so** good! Such a treat.

I would try smoking the mackerel myself if only I could get fresh mackerel here! I love mackerel so much--I used to eat it all the time in Japan. Saba shio-yaki, mackerel, salt-grilled. But the supermarkets here don't sell it, except in tins. Whereas, the African market has a whole freezer filled with the beautiful smoked mackerel--so I will probably just take the easy way out. But if I find a place that sells fresh mackerel, I'll try smoking it ^_^