Nigerian cuisine explained

Nigerian cuisine consists of dishes or food items from the hundreds of Native African ethnic groups that comprises Nigeria.[1] [2] Like other West African cuisines, it uses spices and herbs with palm oil or groundnut oil to create deeply flavored sauces and soups.[3]

Nigerian feasts can be colourful and lavish, while aromatic market and roadside snacks cooked on barbecues or fried in oil are in abundance and varied.[4] Bushmeat is also consumed in Nigeria. The brush-tailed porcupine and cane rats are the most popular bushmeat species in Nigeria.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Tropical fruits such as watermelon, pineapple, coconut, banana, orange and mango are mostly consumed in Nigeria.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Nigerian cuisine, like many West African cuisines, is known for being savoury and spicy.

Entrees

Rice-based

Bean-based

Corn-based

Meat

Meat is used in most Nigerian dishes.

Soups and stews

Side dishes

Puddings, pastes and porridges

Yam-based

Cassava-based

Breakfast

Snacks

Beverages

See also

Notes and References

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