Suya is a meat delicacy that can be found all over
Nigeria. The dish is simple, featuring meat or fish rubbed in spices and
barbequed on a skewer. It can be found on street corners in any major town and
city in Nigeria. The spice mixture used is often made up of peanuts, ginger,
peppers, various stock flavours and dried onions. Suya is often eaten by
revellers who are out and about in the evening.
Pounded yam is one of the most popular varieties of
the fufu dishes that accompany many of Nigeria's delicious soups and stews. It
can either be made by mixing yam powder and hot water or pounding raw yams.
Making the dish from scratch is difficult, but by all accounts the difference
in taste makes it worthwhile to make the effort.
Puff Puff is a fried donut often served as a treat
at parties and by people who are entertaining. The small round balls are easy
to prepare as they use hardly any ingredients. These simple treats are quite
oily as they require deep frying - so they're not for every day consumption.
Garri is a popular accompaniment to many
Nigerian dishes. It is made from fermented cassava tubers. The tubers must
first be peeled, washed and grated into a mash before they are fermented. The
product of this is then roasted and pounded to make fine flour. Garri can be
eaten as a snack or as dough that is served with stews or soups. Garri is eaten
in most parts of Nigeria and in other neighbouring West African countries.
Efo Riro is a hearty vegetable stew. This dish is a
Yoruba delicacy from Western Nigeria, made from vegetables and the meat of your
preference. The stew usually includes a mix of meats including offal and
chicken. Most often pumpkin leaves or water leaves are used in the stew, but
some people jazz it up with frozen spinach.
Potato. The diverse ethnic groups found in Nigeria means the
West African nation has a rich and varied culinary tradition. While there are
different favourites depending on where you are in the country, there are some
ingredients and staples that cross state borders.
It’s
impossible to include every dish in a round-up of Nigeria's favourite foods, so
we picked nine of the dishes most Nigerians mention when asked about local
fare. These dishes are eaten in most of the 36 states, as well as in all across
the world where the diaspora has settled.
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