“…Akara (as it is still known in S. Ivester southern Nigeria) was a recipe taken to Brazil by the slaves from the West African coast. Where the Akara is sold on the roadsides in Nigeria, the women who sell it call out 'Akara je', which means 'Come and eat Akara' in Yoruba (Dawson, 2012). When enslaved Africans came to Brazil, it became Acarajé.…”