Nigeria
51 dishes.
AkaraBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oilfermented & pickledAkpuCassava steeped under water until soft and sour, then cooked and pounded into swallowmainAmalaDark yam-flour swallow served with ewedu and gbegiristreet foodAsunSmoked goat chopped and tossed with fiery peppers and onionssoup & stewBanga soupNiger Delta palm-fruit soup with catfish, eaten with starchstreet foodBoliRipe plantain roasted over coals, eaten with groundnuts or peppered fishwine & spiritBurukutuCloudy sour beer of fermented guinea corn, sold warm in the Middle BeltcocktailChapmanRuby mix of Fanta, Sprite, blackcurrant and bitters over cucumbersnackChin chinCrunchy fried sweet dough cubesstreet foodDanwakeBean-flour dumplings boiled, then tossed with oil, pepper and grated cassavasalad & sideDodoFried sweet plantain slices alongside rice and stewsmainEbaGarri swallow stirred from toasted cassava with hot watersoup & stewEdikang ikongRich Calabar vegetable soup of pumpkin leaves and waterleafsoup & stewEfo riroYoruba spinach stew in palm oil with locust bean and assorted meatsoup & stewEgusi soupMelon-seed soup with bitterleaf and assorted meats, eaten with pounded yamstreet foodEwa agoyinMashed beans under scorched-pepper palm-oil sauce, scooped with agege breaddrinkFura da nonospiced millet dough balls swirled into tangy fermented milkfermented & pickledGarriToasted fermented cassava grains, soaked cold with sugar or stirred hot into ebafermented & pickledIruFermented locust beans, black and sticky, dropped into stews for deep savourmainIsi ewuGoat head cut up in palm-oil sauce with utazi leaves and brain
Jollof riceRice steamed in smoky tomato-pepper stew base; fierce national pridecharcuterie & curedKilishiBeef sliced paper thin, sun-dried, coated in spiced groundnut paste and dried againsnackKokoroCrunchy fried sticks of maize flour and sugar, sold in twisted plastic bagsdrinkKunu ayaMilky drink of blended tigernuts with dates and coconut, served chilleddrinkKunu zakiChilled spiced millet gruel, tangy and thin, drunk by the tumblerstreet foodMasaslightly sour rice cakes griddled in dimpled pans, with sauce or honeysoup & stewMiyan kukabaobab-leaf powder soup with dried fish and meat, poured over tuwosalad & sideMoin moinSteamed bean pudding with fish or boiled eggmainNkwobiCow foot in a thick spiced palm-oil emulsion, eaten from wooden bowlsmainOfada riceLocal unpolished rice with spicy green-pepper ayamase stewsoup & stewOfe nsalaPeppery catfish soup thickened with pounded yam, cooked without palm oilsoup & stewOgbono soupDrawy wild-mango-seed soup with slippery texture, eaten with eba
OgiSoured fermented maize starch cooked to a smooth pap, eaten with akara or moin moin-
Abacha
Shredded dried cassava tossed with ugba, palm oil and garden eggs. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking.…
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Agege bread
Soft sweet white loaf torn by hand and eaten with ewa agoyin or akara. Ready in 30 min prep and…
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Afang soup
Efik soup of afang leaves and waterleaf with periwinkles. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings.…
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Akpu
Cassava steeped under water until soft and sour, then cooked and pounded into swallow. A fermented & pickled recipe from…
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Akara
Black-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil. Ready in 25 min prep and 20 min cooking. About 18 fritters. A…
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Amala
Dark yam-flour swallow served with ewedu and gbegiri. Ready in 5 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings. A…
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Asun
Smoked goat chopped and tossed with fiery peppers and onions. Ready in 25 min prep and 45 min cooking. 6…