Traditional Dishes from Nigeria
Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Nigeria
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Groundnut soup
Nigerian soup eaten with rice, eba, cassava or pounded yam
Iyan
pounded-yam
Nsala soup
Nigerian soup popular among the Igbo people and usually prepared for special guests
Obe ata
Nigerian stew or sauce
Ofada rice
Name for heritage varieties of rice grown in south-west Nigeria and used in a variety of dishes
Ofe Oha
popular delicacy native to the Igbo people of eastern Nigeria and made from the African Rosewood plant
Onunu
Nigerian dish
Owo soup
Nigerian palm oil soup
palm nut soup
soup made from palm fruit
Plantain Fufu
a popular West African swallow food
pounded yam
yam-based staple food from West Africa
Pumpkin soup(Miyan taushe)
Miyan taushe is a popular Northern delicacy made from pumpkin, vegetables ,locust bean and other spices.
spicy cow feet
delicacy commonly found in restaurants otherwise known as nkwobi
Spicy cow foot
native finger food made with cow foot, palm oil and spices
Tuwo masara (corn meal)
meal commonly eaten in northern Nigeria, also known as hausa fufu. Tuwo masara is made from grounded corn
Tuwon dawa
ground guinea-corn made thick and solid, eaten with soups like kuka and okra
Tuwon shinkafa
Nigerian rice pudding
Ukazi soup
Igbo soup
Usi
Nigerian foodstuff
White Amala
staple swallow food from the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria
Aadun
Nigerian snack
African Salad
West African dish made from boiled, shredded and dried cassava. It can be taken as a snack or as a …
Asun-iṣu
Asun-iṣu is a Yoruba dish from Nigeria, which is a peppered and roasted yam, often prepared for celebrations and gatherings
bambara nut pudding
traditional Nigerian food made with bambara nut