Tag: nigerian cuisine
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Suya Butter Chicken Burger
Prep Time: 1h 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Serves: 2 people Suya spice (or Yaji) is an authentic African (common amongst West African) spice used for meat marination. Suya spice is a peanut dry base rub used to marinate meats before grilling. Due to its popularity, suya spice is a necessity in most African…
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Banana Puff-Puff
One of the few variations of the popular West African street snack. This is one of the few national treasures in West Africa 😂, puff-puff is well known for its versatility at any West African function. This snack has a variety of name across the countries (non West African included) which its taken its popularity,…
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Jollof Rice Sushi
An Afro-Asian gastronomical fusion consisting of two famous dishes from two countries (Nigerian and Japan). One of my absolute favourite Japanese dish of all time is sushi, I would walk into a sushi bar ready to spend all my money. Being a West African that can resist any rice dish, I thought it’ll be best…
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WHERE’S THE LEFTOVER TURKEY??
First things first, happy late thanksgiving, I am hoping you had fun and lots to eat, also lots to take take home or keep. Before you end up getting tired of that leftover turkey, we would be revamping it into a new pot of stew ( yummy ). Today we would be using basic ingredients…
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YAM-POTATO PORRIDGE
Hello foodies, this past week I took the time to make a simple, yet ravishing and well-flavored. Yam porridge is one of the foods I grew up eating as a Nigerian and I love every single memories attached to it. I remember how my mother would cook yam porridge that came with a lot of…
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Agege Bread (in a spring form pan)
If you’re a Nigerian or familiar with Nigeria, you would know that Agege bread isn’t just any type of bread, as a matter of fact, it is a whole citizen of Nigeria. Growing up all I wanted to feed on was Agege bread, because of its draggy texture, smooth feel and delicious taste. There are…
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VERMICELLI (Noodles stir fry)
Often time, I notice my friends and family ordering only “noodles stir fry” in an Asian restaurant. It leaves me wondering “Shey noodles stir fry nikan lo wa lori menu ni” meaning “Is noodles stir fry the only thing on the menu“. Originally, this stir fry recipe is an Asian origin, but I have modified…