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Agege Bread
Agege bread being sold by a vendor in Nigeria.
TypeBread
CourseStreet food
Place of originAgege, Nigeria
Associated cuisineNigeria
Main ingredientswheat flour, yeast, sugar

Agege Bread, is a sweet, yeasted white wheat bread originally from Agege in Lagos State, Nigeria. Agege bread is commonly baked in lidded rectangular metal pans, similar to a Pullman loaf. Agege bread spread in popularity from Agege to Lagos, and other parts of the country, where it is commonly sold by street vendors and in markets.

Culinary writer and historian Ozoz Sokoh researched and presented a documentary on Agege bread, "Where Did Agege Bread Come From?"[1] Amos Shackleford, a Jamaican immigrant to Nigeria, is credited with creating the bread in Agege in 1921, after leaving his job with the Nigerian Railway Corporation to become a baker.[2]

An Agege bread seller in Lagos.

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References

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  1. ^ "Where Did Agege Bread Come From?". YouTube. For Africans. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ Nneka M. Okona (August 23, 2023). "Understanding My Nigerian Father Through His Love of Agege Bread". Conde Nast Traveler.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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