Recipes of the nations of West Africa, from Ghana's groundnut soups to Nigeria's peppery obe ata and flavorful beef suya skewers.
Overhead view of moin moin, unwrapped and wrapped, and in ramekins
Moin Moin (Nigerian Steamed Bean Cake)
Overhead view of efro stew
Efo Riro (Nigerian Stewed Greens)
Overhead view of beef stew served with plantains and rice
Nigerian Beef Stew
Side view of Nigerian Masa stacked in a pyramid on a plate.
Nigerian Masa (Fermented Rice Cake Balls)
Lafun
Nigerian Lafun
Overhead view of nigerian peanut stew
Nigerian Peanut Stew
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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Chicken yassa on a bed of white rice.
Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions)
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