Okpa
Okpa is a delicious delicacy popular in the Eastern part of Nigeria, especially in Enugu state. Okpa has equally won the hearts of people in different parts of Nigeria and...
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Garri
Eba or garri is a Nigerian staple food consisting of cassava flour combined with hot water. The combination is traditionally mixed with a large wooden spoon until it firms up,...
Ewa Agoyin
Ewa Agoyin is a delicious beans recipe, popular for its mushy texture and tasty sauce. These Nigerian beans will make you a bean lover. Ewa Agoyin is usually eaten with...
Pounded Yam
Pounded yam is a popular African dish similar to mashed potatoes but heavier. Pounded Yam is very smooth and tasty. It is often eaten with vegetable soup. Yam, which is...
Coconut Candy
Coconut candy is one of the oldest traditionally made sweets in West Africa. This recipe helps you to discover how to create a really delicious dessert the best of ingredients—the...
Suya
Suya is the single most popular street food, seasoned with ground peanuts and spices. that most Nigerians look forward to eating, as they travel back home. Suya actually refers to...
Nigerian Pepper Soup
Nigerian Pepper Soup is an easy, hearty comfort food very popular in West Africa. It is also known as African Pepper soup and, as the name implies, it is a...
Egusi Soup
This Igbo style melon seeds soup is traditionally made with a variety of ingredients such as dried fish, assorted meats and condiments. There is a distinct taste in this dish...
Mannish Water Soup
Mannish water soup is a highly seasoned soup made from goat offal, green bananas, and any available vegetables or tubers traditionally cooked outside over a wood fire. It gets its...
Amala and Ewedu Soup
Amala and Ewedu soup will always stay one of the most popular Nigerian soups, not only among the Yoruba people. A combination of Ewedu leaves and Amala gives a unique...
African Salad/Abacha and Ugba
Abacha and Ugba, also known as African salad, is a cassava-based dish from the Igbo tribe of Eastern Nigeria. Abacha is simply dried and shredded cassava while Ugba, on the...
Akara /Bean Cake
Akara or Bean Cake is one of those Nigerian foods that everyone loves to eat. In Nigeria, akara is served as a snack when combined with bread. Otherwise, it is...