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Nigerian cuisine consists of dishes or food items from the hundreds of ethnic groups that comprise Nigeria. Like other West African cuisines, it uses spices and herbs with palm or groundnut oil to create deeply flavoured sauces and soups often very spicy hot with chilli peppers. Nigerian feasts are colourful and lavish, while aromatic market and roadside snacks cooked on barbecues or fried in oil are plentiful and varied.

Tomato Beef Stew

Tomato beef stew is a savory dish that can be served with boiled green plantains or fried ripe plantains, rice

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Green Plantains and Catfish

Green (unripe) plantains can be enjoyed in many delicious ways. Green plantains can be boiled, fried, or roasted and eaten

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Nigerian Egusi Soup

Egusi soup is enjoyed in many parts of Nigeria, and like okro soup is a popular favorite. Egusi seeds are obtained

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Tropical Fruit Salad

Refreshing tropical fruit salad that compliments any meal and can be served chilled.

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Garri (Eba)

Garri is enjoyed with many different soups including egusi and okro soup. Print Recipe Garri (Eba) Course Main Dish Cuisine

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Nigerian Okro Soup

The green pods of the okro (okra) plant are used in a variety of dishes around the globe. Okra is boiled,

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Pounded Yam

Pounded yam is generally served with Nigerian soups like egusi and okro. Print Recipe Pounded Yam Course Main Dish Cuisine

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Jollof Rice

Jollof rice can be served with chicken, beef or fish and even as a vegetarian dish. After the rice has