Learn more about Nigerian cuisine by trying your hand at recipes like spiced, groundnut-rubbed grilled beef suya and red pepper and tomato-based obe ata.

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Overhead view of Jollof rice on a bright blue plate on top of a yellow table runner next to a glass of water
Nigerian Jollof Rice
Overhead view of Ewa Riro
Ewa Riro (Nigerian Stewed Beans)
Finished Nigerian fried rice on a serving platter
Nigerian Fried Rice
Stock in a line on a counter
Curry-Flavored Nigerian Stock
Chin Chin in a white bowl
Nigerian Chin Chin
Nigerian meat pies on an ovular serving platter.
Nigerian Meat Pie
Puff Puff stacked neatly in a bowl in a pyramid formation
Puff Puff (Nigerian Fried Yeasted Dough)
Akara on a deep blue bowl with a serving of white bread and a serving plate
Akara (Nigerian Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)
Nigerian pepper soup in a white bowl.
Nigerian Pepper Soup
A full bowl of egusi soup served with a serving of eba.
Nigerian Egusi Soup
Eba plated next to a bowl of egusi soup
Nigerian Eba
A bowl of fried dodo in a white bowl on top of an orange towel, surrounded by a bowl of jollof and a second plate of plantains.
Dodo (Nigerian Plantains) Recipe
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Obe Ata (Nigerian Red Pepper Sauce) Recipe
A plate with three Nigerian beef suya (spiced grilled skewers) on a bed of lettuce with sliced red onions, tomato sliced, and cilantro.
Nigerian Beef Suya (Spiced Grilled Skewers) Recipe
Nigerian Food 101: Recipes to Get You Started

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