Naija Cuisines

These are a few Naija Cuisines wildly shared regardless of individual cultures:

This is a local food that many view as for the poor but is for everyone. It consists of garri, groundnuts, sugar, and milk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a favorite of many people in Nigeria. Egusi soup is a rich and spicy soup made with egusi melon seeds and various spices, usually cooked with meat or fish.
This is a local street cuisine made with meat and grilled. It is usually paired with a cold drink and veggies

 

 

 

 

 

This is a Yoruba dish named Abula. It consists of Amala, Ewedu, and Gbegiri. Gbegiri is bean soup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a rice dish that is one of the most known dishes of Nigeria. It is made of tomatoes, peppers, onions, rice and more.

 

 

 

 

 

This is grilled catfish which is a local street food that is loved by everyone.

 

 

 

 

This is an Igbo recipe for cow leg along with red palm oil and local native additions.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Boiled yam and fried egg with vegetables. One of the favorites for breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is fried plantain with egg sauce and vegetables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Yoruba food is made with beans, vegetables, tomatoes, and pepper. It is called Yam porridge.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a local rice and stew called Ofada, along with some fried plantain and boiled egg.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Rice and stew with plantain. It is a common Sunday dish in many Nigerian families.
This is a Yoruba native food made of beans and corn. It is called Pap and Akara.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a Yoruba dish similar to Okpa but is made with ground beans, groundnut oil, pepper, and so on.
This is an Igala food made with Okpa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another Nigerian snack known as Meatpie. It is oven-made and filled with ground meat, carrots, and potatoes.
This is a Nigerian staple cuisine known as Fried Rice.

 

 

 

 

A Plate of mashed beans with diced fried plantain and Agoyin sauce. It is a Yoruba street native.
Chin chin is a fried flour snack.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Nigerian noodles- called Indomie.