Xquisite food

Occasionally, we all love to savour delicacies that are different from the local ones or just to try something slightly different or entirely new in order to get out of our regular meals. Such delicacies as chicken stir-fry is one with…

Egusi soup with pounded yam is food relished in many parts of Nigeria. This combination of soup and ‘swallow’ stands out among other ‘swallow’ categories because of how popular and mouth-watering it is. The culinary uniqueness of this…

Like garri, tapioca is an extract from cassava tubers. The white starchy extract is a good source of carbohydrate and it is low in fat. Tapioca, being light, can be taken as a light meal or dessert any time of the day.   It is a good choice…

Yam porridge is a special type of African food prepared majorly from yam. Its uniqueness has to do with its recipe—depending on locality and culture—that comprises, but not limited to crayfish, snail, carrot, dry fish, variety of pepper and…

A BULA is an African soup which is common in Yorubaland, especially in Ibadan. It is simply the combination of ewedu and gbegiri soups. It is called abula because of the way it is served mixed. The soup is poured directly on the…

SAM NWAOKO brings Àgìdi Jollof, the special Igbo way of adding variety to the eternal Èko of Yorubaland,which ordinarily is white and eaten with some other food.

Okra with egg soup is a delicious delicacy. This Nigerian draw soup is easy to prepare. The major ingredients needed for the delicacy are okra and egg. You can eat the soup with rice and any swallow food of your choice but some prefer to…

Ofada rice is indigenous rice from a small community called  Ofada in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Ofada rice is high in fiber. It also has some nutritional properties such as phosphorus, zinc and folate, which…

CATFISH pepper soup, also know as  ‘point and kill’, is a delicious soup. It is called point and kill because of how the fish is selected by someone in a local restaurant, sliced and prepared to the taste of the person. Easy to prepare, it…

INDOMIE salad is an exotic indomie prepared with series of vegetables cut in a horizontal way with fried chicken by the sides. Moin-moin, on the other hand, is an African food prepared from beans with other ingredients that make it…