Origin of the Nigerian Foods: Ofuloju
Cooking is an art. Each time I think about cultural foods, I cannot help but be astounded by the level of creativity that led to their emergence. Take beans, for instance. Plain bean porridge would have been the only way this legume can be enjoyed but for the creative impetus of the women of all […]
Recipe for Ekpang Nkukwo
Amongst the Efik-Ibibio people of the Niger-Delta region, Ekpang Nkukwo is a ceremonial food. This meal is highly nutritive and delicious. The chief ingredients for this delicacy are cocoyam and water yam. Before we go on this cooking adventure to the South-South, let me quickly say this (at least for the benefit of those who […]
Recipe for GizDodo
Gizzard belongs to the family of foods called offal. It is the digestive tract of the chicken. It is often filled with stones which aid the bird in the grinding and digestion of food. The gizzard is small in size and has a distinctive taste. Many years ago, gizzard was considered the meat for men in Igboland. […]
Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ofe Owerri
Owerri, the capital of Imo state is located in the heart of Igboland. It is the state’s largest city and the unofficial statue headquarters of Nigeria. People of Owerri are lovers of good music; the town has an active night life that is unrivaled in all of South-Eastern Nigeria. The interesting thing about the soup […]
Recipe for Banga Soup
Oil palm is a perennial crop which grows in abundance in Nigeria. Its fruit, the palm fruit is juicy. Palm fruits contain oil which can be processed when ripe to produce palm oil which is used in preparing all manner of local delicacies. On our menu today is banga soup, the oil-rich delicacy that originates […]
Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ofada Rice
Amongst the Yoruba, food is a vital aspect of their culture. It is a symbol of hospitality and social status. It is believed to nourish and bind families together. Food consumption is both a basic necessity and a learned behaviour of comportment. Early in childhood, tastes are acquired from shared collective values about what is […]
Cook Naija: Gizzards and Dodo
Nose to tail isn’t a passing fad in Nigeria, or a new culinary trend – it has and always will be a part of our food culture, of our heritage. It isn’t the offspring of one parent – poverty, but it was born of necessity, of sustainability, of wasting not and thus wanting not. It […]