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Nigerian beans, quite different from green peas, are widely popular. Meat is also popular and Nigerian suya—a barbecue-like roasted meat—is a well-known delicacy. Bushmeat, meat from wild game like antelope and duikers, is also popular. Fermented palm products make a traditional liquor, palm wine, and also fermented cassava.
Moi moi, also known as 'Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀' Southwestern Nigerian steamed bean pudding made from a mixture of washed and peeled black-eyed beans, blended together with onions and fresh ground peppers. Ekuru, a steamed savoury bean dish from the Southwestern Nigeria. Ewa aganyin, boiled beans eaten with a pepper sauce from Southwest Nigeria.
The eating of kola nuts is referred to at least ten times in the novel, showing the kola nut's significance in pre-colonial 1890s Igbo culture in Nigeria. One of these sayings on kola nut in Things Fall Apart is "He who brings kola brings life." [18] It is also featured prominently in Chris Abani's 2004 novel GraceLand. [19]
Akara (Yoruba: àkàrà; Portuguese: acarajé, pronounced [akaɾaˈʒɛ] ⓘ) is a type of fritter made from cowpeas or beans (black-eyed peas) by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo. It is also known as Bean cake. It is found throughout West African, Caribbean, and Brazilian cuisines.
Ewedu soup: made from cooked and grated Corchorus leaves with or without a small quantity of egusi and/or locust beans. [30] Gbegiri Soup: [31] made from dried beans. [32] Okro soup: made from okra. [33] Ogbono soup: made from ground ogbono seeds and a mixture of palm oil, stock fish and locust beans (irú) added as garnish. [34]
Ekuru is a very common native cuisine of the Yoruba people in Nigeria.It is usually prepared with peeled beans. [1]It is similar to moin-moin as both are made from peeled black-eyed peas or, occasionally, cowpeas.
Tea or cocoa are the hot drinks of choice, and are forecast to account for close to 40% of Nigeria's non-alcoholic drink spending by 2023, according to research body Fitch Solutions.
Okpa (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the Igbo people with a type of beans known as bambara nuts. [1] It is common in Enugu state and Niger state and classified as a traditional Nigerian delicacy. Other ethnic groups also eat it (with pap or alone). [2] Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha.