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How to Make Egusi Ijebu – Modified Traditional Recipe

I ate Egusi Ijebu for the first time in Ibadan at my Aunty’s house about 12 years ago. It was interestingly a common dish...

10 Common Nigerian Food Crops That Are Still Under-Utilized

  There are many crops that we use as food in Nigeria. We value some of these Food crops because of just their leaves, fruits,...

Plantain Mosa (Plantain Fritters) Using Unripe Plantain Flour

I have here a Plantain Mosa/Plantain Fritters recipe using unripe plantain flour as a replacement for white flour in the recipe. In most Mosa...

Akara-Ojojo Snack: Finger Food for your Family

This finger food creation - Akara-Ojojo Snack -  was accidental. I was going to make some Akara on a Saturday morning using  processed beans...

Indigenous Breakfast Meal: Tapioca Pudding

One of the gifts I got during the week was Tapioca. Tapioca pudding is something that I ate during my childhood days and while...

The Real Star Fruit

Have you ever seen this fruit before? It is called the Star fruit. Some people have referred to Agbalumo as the Star fruit, however,...

3 Simple Ways to Eat Your Banana and Pawpaw Fruits

Banana and Pawpaw are tropical fruits grown in Nigeria. Banana is well known for its high potassium content. It is also rich in Vitamin...

Street Food Alert: Boiled Cassava And Coconut Snack (Abacha Mmiri Na Aku Oyibo)

Once in a while, I see a vendor hawking Boiled Cassava and Coconut snack on streets in Lagos. Sometimes, I see some being sold...

Dundun with Fried Eggs and Shoko Leaves

Dundun, fried Yam, is one of the delicacies we have in Nigeria. It is also a popularly consumed street food and they are sometimes...

Fried Okra and Sautéed Crab

It can be interesting to find different ways to cook our indigenous foods. I tried fried Okra some days ago but it didn't taste...
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