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Nigerian cuisine consists of dishes or food items from the hundreds of Native African ethnic groups that comprises Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like other West African cuisines , it uses spices and herbs with palm oil or groundnut oil to create deeply flavored sauces and soups .
Ogbono Soup is a Nigerian dish made with ground dry ogbono seeds. Ogbono seeds (the local name for Irvingia) [1] [2] are originated and were first grown in Southern Nigeria [3] [4] [5] with considerable local variation. According to research by Chris Chinaka and J.C. Obiefuna, Ogbono is an indigenous forest tree associated with plants ...
A Nigerian dish of millet pancakes containing millet, butter and sugar. Ga'at: Ethiopia and Eritrea: A stiff porridge, made traditionally with barley flour, [4] though in many communities wheat flour is often used. Garri: Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo, Ghana (in Ghana it is known as gari) A popular West African food made from ...
Asaro, also known as yam porridge or yam pottage, is a traditional dish originating from the Yoruba of Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo. [1] It is a one-pot meal made from yam, a starchy tuber, and a variety of other ingredients.
Owo soup. Oghwo evwri is a soup eaten in the south-central region of Nigeria.It is common among the Urhobo and Isoko.The soup is made with Garri soaked in water after palm oil and potash mixture has been added.
Nkwobi is made from cow feet boiled with onion and a variety of spices. [4] [5] The ingredients needed to make the dish include palm oil, kaun (also known as potash), calabash nutmegs, utazi leaves, pepper, and onion, among others.
Àmàlà is a staple swallow food originating from Nigeria popularized by the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and other parts of Yorubaland. [1] It is made of yam, cassava flour, or unripe plantain flour. [2] Tubers of yams are peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then ground into flour. It is also called èlùbọ́. [3]
Ila Alasepo or ila asepo is a Yoruba Okro sauce/ stew, called soup in Nigerian English, eaten with Okele. [1] [2] Ila-Alasepo means "Okro cooked together". [3] It involves an Okro sauce cooked with seafood and spices. [4] It can also have meat and fish as well. Ila alasepo is similar to African Gombo or Sauce Gombo or Louisiana Gumbo.