Yoruba cuisine explained

Yoruba cuisine is the numerous and diverse foods of the Yoruba people of Yorubaland (Yoruba native regions of Nigeria, Benin and Togo).[1] Some notable Yoruba food include : Ọ̀fadà, Àsáró, Mọ́í Mọ́í, Ẹ̀gúsí soup, Àbùlà, Àkàrà, Ilá Alásèpọ̀, Ẹ̀fọ́ rírò with Òkèlè, etc.

Yoruba food general list

Some Yoruba dishes:[2] [3] [4] [5]

Introduced dishes

Food with Foreign roots now also made with distinct Yoruba style in Yorubaland. This is different from foreign food found in Yoruba regions made as it is as it would in its native homelands.

Yoruba style:

Breakfast

Yoruba breakfast consists of a myriad of choice. Some food are more common for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner but it is also flexible to eat those meals at other times of the day as well if preferred. Typically breakfast can be different types of rice dishes, or Soups (obe) with "swallow" (Okele).Foods like Akara and Moi Moi can also be had. Some common Yoruba breakfasts include:

Lunch

Lunch has a diverse range of dishes just like Breakfast. Here are some examples.

Some popular Lunch menu include:

Dinner

Like the above previous Meals of the day, dinner is filled with variety of choices. Some examples of popular dinner meals include:

Snacks

Some Yoruba snacks and side dishes include:

Okele

Okele are starchy balls eaten in Yorubaland. They are what is referred to as "swallows", though swallow isn't a translation of Okele. They don't have to be swallowed however or chewed as it is a preference. Okele include: Fufu, Eba, Amala, Iyan, Lafun, Semo, amongst others.

Soups

Soups are a staple of Yoruba culture. Some of these Soups are what will be considered stews in the English language due to texture but are categorised as Soups due to it being eaten with okele. Soups are eaten with okele. Soups are called Obe. Some Soups Include Egusi, Eforiro,Efo (the varieties), Ewedu, Gbegiri, Marugbo, Apon, Ila, Ila- alasepo, Ilasa.

Stews/Sauces

Yoruba Cuisine have a rich variety of stews. The stews are mainly eaten with rice dishes. They can also be eaten with yam,potatoes,bread or beans dishes. These stews are usually made with a tomato-pepper varients and onion base with spices including garlic, ginger, bayleaf, iru and so on, in a unique frying technique in groundnut oil/peanut oil (ororo) or Palm oil (Epo /Epo pupa). Stew in Yoruba is generally called Obe-ata, but its also specifically a kind of common white rice stew. Some Stews include: Obe ata, Obe ata dindin, Buka stew, ofada sauce, Ayamase/Ayamashe, Agoyin sauce, obe iru, obe adiye, obe eja tutu, obe Imoyo.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walubengo . Peris . 2022-09-21 . Top 10 Yoruba foods, their names, pictures, and ingredients . 2024-04-27 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
  2. Web site: Walubengo . Peris . 2022-09-21 . Top 10 Yoruba foods, their names, pictures, and ingredients . 2023-12-19 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-12-13 . YORUBA FOOD COLLECTION - Sumptuous Meals of the Yoruba Culture you must try! - Discover Yoruba . 2023-12-19 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 10 Yoruba Most Famous Foods - OneTouch.ng . 2023-12-19 . onetouch.ng.
  5. Web site: ThingsToKnow . 2023-10-01 . Yoruba Foods: 10 Yoruba Foods and Their Ingredients . 2023-12-19 . Things To Know . en-US.

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