Archives Tag: beans

Recipes

April 19, 2022

As a child, I loved beans like kilode. Beans featured in our menu once a week. This greatly displeased my sisters, Anuli and Oliaku who were always reminded that they need beans to grow. While they complained and groaned over their plate of beans, I happily ate mine. We had three different methods of cooking … Continue reading Recipe for Beans and Plantain Porridge

By udevi-obiamaka-angela

Cuisine

April 19, 2022

Adalu (beans and corn porridge) is a popular traditional Nigerian dish. It is also known as ‘Ewa ati Agbado’ in Yoruba and ‘Agwa na Oka’ in Igbo. It is a great fusion of stewed beans and sweetcorn. In this sumptuous meal, you get the best of both foods in a single meal. If you’re not a … Continue reading Food Recipe: Adalu (Beans and Corn Porridge)

By chinwe

Food

April 19, 2022

Nigeria, a country rich in cultural diversity and ethnic groups is also home to amazing cuisines. The Yorubas, predominantly found in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, are well-known for their love for food and culinary. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes another yummy food from the Yorubas known as Ekuru. Ekuru … Continue reading Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ekuru

By chinwe

Food

April 19, 2022

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a special type of beans, locally known as akidi in Igbo. It is relished as a native delicacy and contributes significantly to the meals in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. Akidi is a small tiny bean seed with two common species – reddish-brown and black. Unlike the common beans, it takes … Continue reading Origin of Nigerian Foods: Akidi (Cowpea)

By chinwe

Food

April 19, 2022

Bambara nut or Bambara beans (Vigna subterranea) is a nutritious legume and a popular staple food in Enugu. It is locally called ọkpa in Igbo, epa-roro in Yoruba and kwaruru or gurjiya in Hausa. It is a drought resistant legume with different species which come in small pods that can be cracked to obtain the … Continue reading Origin of Nigerian Foods: Bambara Nut

By chinwe

Food

April 19, 2022

Nigerians love beans! We eat beans pudding (moi-moi) , fried beans paste (akara). Ewa riro is a favourite in Yoruba-speaking states of Nigeria. The recipe makes use of lentil beans which makes the meal easy to whip. Lentil beans are much smaller than black eyed beans, and gives the stew a generally smooth texture. The … Continue reading Ewa Riro Recipe (Nigerian Stewed Beans)

By amarachi

LIFESTYLE

April 19, 2022

Let’s say a week ago, you met a really pretty lady, sexy and has curves in all the right places. You want to treat this girl to a great night out and so, you ask her out on a date. Apart from getting to know what her favourite colour is or what books she could … Continue reading 5 Worst Foods To Eat Before Sex

By amarachi

Food

April 19, 2022

Stomach upset is one of the most distressing breakdowns that can happen to a person. It’s caused by different factors like food intolerance, indigestion, food allergies. Also; stress which can lead to constipation, nausea, diarrhoea, bloating, vomiting etc. A constant tummy ache is unhealthy and it is essential to identify the cause. Even though there … Continue reading Foods to Avoid When Having Stomach Pains.

By beckonoise

Food

April 19, 2022

Prepare this soup for anybody from Ibadan and they will love you. It may be quite a process but it is delicious and that more than makes up for the effort put in. The popular way to have gbegiri is with amala and ewedu. Here’s what you need.  Ingredients 1 cup beans 2 pcs onions 3 … Continue reading How to Prepare Gbegiri (Bean Soup)

By supermart

Food

April 19, 2022

This is the cousin to our very own rice and beans with beef stew in Nigeria. We have taken a cue from our Caribbean brothers to bring you this delicacy. The tenderness of the oxtail is just to die for and the rich curry sauce is so full of flavour. Ingredients 1.8 kg oxtail 2 … Continue reading How to Prepare Oxtail Curry with Rice and Peas

By supermart

Food

April 19, 2022

In whatever state you find your plantain- unripe, ripe or overripe, there’s always something to make of it. 1. Plantain chips. To make the favourite crisp and crunchy chips, you’ll need unripe plantains. Cut them thinly, into long or round shapes, season with salt (and pepper) and deep fry.[separator type=”thin”] 2. Fried plantain (dodo). A … Continue reading 10 Interesting Ways to Cook Plantain

By nnenna

Food

April 19, 2022

YOUR choices are narrow I suppose, when you think of what to make out of blended beans– akara (fried in deep oil) or moi moi (boiled in wraps of leaves, foil or plastic).  However, this recipe is special because we have decided to bake our moi moi, instead of boiling. So we are serving baked moi moi  … Continue reading How to Prepare Baked Moi Moi

By supermart

Food

April 19, 2022

Food is expensive and wastage should be avoided as much as possible because there are a lot of people out there who cannot afford a day’s meal. Foodstuff in the market has doubled in price compared to what was obtainable before. But what do you do when the foodstuff you have keeps getting spoiled or … Continue reading How to Preserve Your Foodstuff from Spoilage

By jelifat

Food

April 19, 2022

Beans offer a variety of ways to get creative. This incomplete list would help someone escape the monotony of having a particular bean meal. Plain boiled beans is simply boiled with salt to taste. It is mostly eaten with rice and tomato stew, or simply with the stew. Bean porridge is boiled with spice and … Continue reading 10 Ways to Cook Beans

By nnenna

Business Profiles

April 19, 2022

Ayoola Foods is a household name when it comes to processed Nigerian foods. Born out of a need to make accessible local Nigerian foods to those abroad, Engr. Segun Emmanuel Olaye began working on processing food. Upon his return from studies at the Odessa Engineering Institute, Ukraine (former Soviet Union), Engr. Segun founded Ayoola Foods … Continue reading Business Profile: Ayoola Foods Ltd.

By nnenna