Nigerian Cuisine & Culture

Whole bitter kola nuts, orogbo

What Is Bitter Kola? Orogbo, Àkụ Ilu and How to...

Bitter kola is called orogbo in Yoruba, a word tied to growing old. Here is what it is, how to eat it properly, and why the water turns sweet afterwards.

What Is Bitter Kola? Orogbo, Àkụ Ilu and How to...

Bitter kola is called orogbo in Yoruba, a word tied to growing old. Here is what it is, how to eat it properly, and why the water turns sweet afterwards.

White garri, Nigerian cassava flakes

African Garri: 7 Ways to Eat It, and How to Mak...

Garri is the most reliable food in West Africa. Seven ways it actually gets eaten, the difference between yellow and white, and the eba method that stops the lumps.

African Garri: 7 Ways to Eat It, and How to Mak...

Garri is the most reliable food in West Africa. Seven ways it actually gets eaten, the difference between yellow and white, and the eba method that stops the lumps.

Unrefined red palm oil for Nigerian cooking

Cooking Oils in Nigerian Food: Palm Oil, Ground...

Palm oil is not interchangeable with vegetable oil, and using the wrong one changes the dish rather than just the calories. What each oil does, and why real palm oil...

Cooking Oils in Nigerian Food: Palm Oil, Ground...

Palm oil is not interchangeable with vegetable oil, and using the wrong one changes the dish rather than just the calories. What each oil does, and why real palm oil...

Nigerian Puff Puff made by a Nigerian Mom

How to Make Puff Puff: Soft, Round and Not Greasy

Puff puff is a yeast batter, not a dough, and that single fact explains most of what goes wrong. Why yours came out flat, oily or shaped like a comma.

How to Make Puff Puff: Soft, Round and Not Greasy

Puff puff is a yeast batter, not a dough, and that single fact explains most of what goes wrong. Why yours came out flat, oily or shaped like a comma.

chin chin snacks made in a Nigerian African home

How to Make Chin Chin That Tastes Like Home

Chin chin is four ingredients and one variable that decides everything: how hard you work the dough. Here is why yours comes out soft, and how to get the crunch...

How to Make Chin Chin That Tastes Like Home

Chin chin is four ingredients and one variable that decides everything: how hard you work the dough. Here is why yours comes out soft, and how to get the crunch...

Nigerian Jollof rice with chicken laps

How to Cook Nigerian Jollof Rice: The Party Jol...

Party jollof and home jollof are different dishes. The smoky bottom layer is not a mistake, the rice must be parboiled properly, and the tomato paste has to be fried....

How to Cook Nigerian Jollof Rice: The Party Jol...

Party jollof and home jollof are different dishes. The smoky bottom layer is not a mistake, the rice must be parboiled properly, and the tomato paste has to be fried....