Metro life

1) Jollof rice What it is: Not whatever the hellfire Jamie Oliver said it was. Jollof’s base ingredients is dependably rice, and “TPO” (tomato, pepper and onion) in addition to scotch bonnets. It’s customisable as per your taste: make it ...

3. Bean & plantain pottage What it is: A pottage made of beans and ripped plantains, Why its amazing: Nigerians love a pottage, and they are most ordinarily made with yams (Nigeria is one of the top producers of yam ...

5) Moin moin What it is: A (vegetarian!) dish made of peeled Nigerian beans ground together with onions, pepper, palm oil and spices, and steamed in banana leaves (or different vessels). You can include any blend of additional bits to ...

9)Puff puff What it is: Basically deep fried, light-as-air sweet dough balls, served alone or with sugar sprinkled over them. Why it’s awesome: ☝See above, please. They are the perfect party food.   10)Pepper soup

7) Dodo What it is: Pronounced “doh-doh”, these are plantains (not bananas), cut in thin askew cuts, circles or squares (informally known as part dodo”) and profound dried. A few individuals like to sprinkle some salt on before frying, however ...

11) Chin chin What it is: Crunchy blocks or pieces of sweet, fried pastry. Why its marvelous: It’s essentially fricasseed butter and sugar, and its hazardously moreish. Ideal for eating, and in case you’re hoping to keep little hands occupied ...

13) Deep-fried battered yams What it is: Slices of yam, dunked in a light akara blend (see #2 above), or a plantain batter, and afterward pan fried. Why it’s amazing: It’s carb-tacular goodness. Akara, boli (roasted plantains) and dundun (fried ...

15)Igbin What it is: Deshelled African area snails, typically cooked in an onion and pepper sauce. Why its amazing: The taste and texture of African area snails is difficult to depict to the uninitiated, yet a decent number of individuals ...

17) Ewa Agoyin What it is: Smashed white or brown beans prepared with a pepper and palm oil sauce. Why it’s great: This is an impeccable hot road sustenance. “Ewa” is “beans” in Yoruba and “Agoyin” is a reference to ...

19) Obe egusi What it is: Ground melon seed stew cooked in palm oil, with included green leaf and meat or fish, prepared with ground crayfish and iru (locust beans). Why its amazing: The fluffy clusters of egusi taste are ...