Tasty Nigerian Dishes You Must Try

Most of the popular Nigerian foods we all know these days aren't solely consumed by the ethnic groups to that the food is peculiar to, they have even become an everyday food in Nigeria and even people who live abroad either within West Africa or out of the west African are desire to have a taste once again.

Nigerian food comes in several tastes, dishes, snacks, meal or drinks, with totally different recipes used by different tribes or ethnic teams.

Ogbono Soup

Also referred to as bush mango, a number of its history or story will be traced to Asaba wherever it's claimed to be forbidden. Although there are still debates on which tribe own the soup, no matter that, it's a Nigerian food and we find it irresistible.

OGBONO is a draw soup with preparation varying depending on preferences. whereas some will cook and consume it plain, others included vegetables like ugwu (pumpkin leaves) or bitter leaf or both. Okra is also included sometimes. it's largely consumed with swallows like fufu, amala, Eba, etc.

Egusi Soup

EGUSI soup regardless of its various versions is made of fat and protein-rich melon seeds.

From its name, this Nigerian food uses EGUSI as its main ingredient. there's the vegetable version which uses spinach leaves, pumpkin leaves or leaves of your choice in boiled lumps or deep-fried thick paste of dry grounded egusi.

Also, we've got the non-vegetable version that uses wet processed egusi seeds that are cooked at moderate consistency and consumed with ewedu or okra.

Fura da Nono

This is a meal drink with the original recipe from the northerners, Fulanis. The FURA is formed from millet solely, although some individuals use a mixture of soybeans and millet.

While the NONO is raw or locally fermented cow milk, it's not as thick as yogurt. This Nigerian food has become popular with its high protein content, amongst different nutrients.

The Fura balls (made from blended millet and spices and grilled then molded into balls) is crushed and mixed into the milk and served in a calabash…how traditional. Some Hausas suggest it for adding weight or flesh (shh…its a secret).

Ekpang Nkukwo

This Nigerian food is a pottage prepared by wrapping grated “cocoyam” or “cocoyam and water yam” in cocoyam leaves and cooked.

The dish is peculiar to the south-south (the Efiks and Ibibios). though the coco yam leaves are often substituted with potato leaves or ugwu leaves or spinach.

Ikokore

The Ijebu pottage is prepared using grated water yam and different ingredients like assorted meats, smoke-dried fish, palm oil, pepper, etc. however it's not wrapped in leaves just like the EKPANG NKUKWO.

Ewa Agonyin

Ewa Agoyin; This Nigerian food is so well-liked and it's a mixed origin. EWA is the Yoruba translation for beans, while, AGOYIN is said to be the name of the realm and people to where the origin of the food can be derived (Cotonou).

It can be prepared at home (easy once you have a pressure cooker) and it's sold-out by food vendors or food hawkers. It can be eaten with bread, yam, potato, etc.

Tuwo Shinkafa and Tuwo Masara

These are swallows consumed as food in Nigeria. they're popular Hausa food with tuwo shinkafa prepared from rice, and tuwo masara, prepared using corn flour. they can be used to eat any Nigerian soup

Nkwobi

You can call it “Igbo asun” because it contains mainly meat (cow legs) cooked in spicy sauce and vegetable. it's a sweet peculiar to the easterners.

White Soup

Hmmm…let’s give it up for the “Efiks and Calabars” and “Igbos”. There are 2 versions of this soup, the Efiks and the Igbos version.

Èfó Riro

This Yoruba food that is a main vegetable dish within the Yoruba land encompasses a common vegetable, èfó Shoko used for it.

Other ingredients include iru, Ponmo, onions, dried fish and…hmm…lemme stop here. you must meet auntie Dunni for her direction.

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