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Nigerian Lady Wins Cooking Contest in Italy

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<strong>Nigerian Lady Wins Cooking Contest in Italy</strong>

Tracy Eboigbodin, a Nigerian woman from Benin City, took Italy by storm as she emerged winner at the recent 11th series of MasterChef, Italy, an international cooking show. 

Eboigbodin took Italy by storm as she emerged as the winner in the recent following the negative reputation often attributed to Nigerians in Italy as traffickers in drugs and human beings.

The Italian embassy in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission and Fraser Suites, celebrated Eboigbodin at the seventh edition of the annual week of Italian cuisine in the World, which was held in Abuja, Nigeria recently.

Eboigbodin, who embraced her passion for cooking worked as a waitress in Italy; a job she did for about 15 years before proceeding to culinary school.

She ventured into the international cooking competition replicated in over 60 countries after moving to Italy 17 years ago.

Eboigbodin explained that she refused to be limited by the stereotype of being a Nigerian and a woman from Edo State, as they are often linked to prostitution and trafficking.

She bemoaned that people focused more on the negatives than the positive impacts made by Nigerians.

Author: Okunlola Kayode. F

Okunlolacharles2020@gmail.com

Lagos, Nigeria