Frejon

thumb|Frejon Frejon (from , Portuguese for 'beans') is a coconut milk and bean soup which is eaten especially during Holy Week by some Christians, mostly Catholics, across the world. Countries where frejon is popular include Brazil and Nigeria (especially among Yoruba who returned to Nigeria from Brazil at the abolition of the slave trade, and settled in what is known as the "Brazilian Quarters" in Lagos Island), and also Sierra Leone on Good Friday, or for functions such as weddings. Because dairy foods and flesh meat (beef, pork, goat) are strictly forbidden on Good Friday, this dish is a su