Spicy roasted green pepper sauce is a combination of peppers, mostly green, each bringing its peculiar flavour to the pepper mix. It is a simple piquant sauce. The roasting really sweetens and intensifies the flavour of the peppers. This Spicy roasted green pepper sauce recipe was made in commemoration of the […]
Easy one-pot Nigerian fried rice is another Nigerian fried rice recipe. It is quick, easy and has few steps while ensuring the rice doesn’t get overcooked or clump together. It is delightfully appetizing and you can reduce the amount of oil that goes in without much harm done to the […]
This is a simple, basic Nigerian fried rice recipe. There are so many ways of creating this delectable dish that is so commonly eaten all over the world. It almost always partners the Nigerian jollof rice in Nigerian parties, at fast-food restaurants etc. like a fraternal twin with the attendant […]
Okazi salad (Afang Salad) is another delicacy from eastern Nigeria, it is usually served as a side or drinks accompaniment but never a complete meal. It is a salad made with finely shredded raw okazi (Afang) and shards of stockfish tossed in a spicy creamy dressing. The preparation is similar […]
This easy abacha recipe is one even a novice can’t ruin. It is straightforward and time saving. Abacha, also called African Salad is made from processed shredded cassava tuber. It is a popular dish in the eastern part of Nigeria and is also called ‘jigbo’. Abacha is served as a […]
Ugba salad, oil bean seed salad is another African salad relished in the eastern part of Nigeria. Ugba is very flavoursome with a deeply rich umami taste. It is made from the oil bean seed, which grows inside a long pod on the oil bean tree. When the pod reaches […]
Palm nut stew, stew akwu is an amazing combination of two delicious sauces. If you have variously eaten well made Nigerian tomato stew and Palm nut soup (ofe akwu, banga soup), you already know each is great on their own. When they are combined, they marry so well like they […]
I just harvested the first set of snails from my snail farm, so I decided to give my Renaissance man a treat. Fresh Nigerian vegetable soup with snails. He licked his fingers in delight. This vegetable soup is not edikang ikong, though they share almost the same ingredients, the timing […]
Yam porridge is very simple, quick and easy to make. It is delish and very filling, it always reminds me of my time in Federal Government College, Enugu doing my A’ Levels, Yam Po was a dish not be missed. It can be called yam pottage, just like Plantain Porridge / Plantain Pottage, […]
Okpa is the Igbo word for Bambara groundnut, in Hausa language, it is Gurjiya or kwaruru. Okpa is also the name of a boiled pudding made from this nut. It is a street food very common in the eastern part of Nigeria, though other metropolitan cities are catching up very fast. […]
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