How Famous Agege Bread Came About

Agege Bread is one of the popular breads loved and consumed by residents of Lagos. This bread came about through the hands of Amos Emeka Shackleford and his beloved wife, Catherine.

Amos moved to Nigeria from Jamaica in 1913, specifically Ebute Metta in Lagos to join the railway industry but quit in 1921 and embarked on a new venture: bread making

Amos and his wife Catherine were one of the first people to set up a bakery in Nigeria specifically in Agege, Lagos.

Prior to this, bread was mostly imported from the West Indies.

He introduced the dough brake, a kneading device which gives the agege bread texture that we all know as Agege bread today.

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