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What are Scotch Bonnet Peppers?
This post is birthed from comments I have been getting recently about names of some ingredients Nigerians use and how to find them. I may not have the full list of names but what I have I will share...
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Nigerian Okro Soup and Stew – Feyisope for Afrolems
Okro, also known as ”Okra or lady finger” is an extremely nutritious green edible pod vegetable. Okro is a low calorie vegetable and can be used for various dishes. It also has a high level of fiber...
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Afia Efere -Ofe Nsala – White PepperSoup 4th Day of Christmas
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a soup that is local to both Efik people and Igbo people called Afia Efere or Ofe Nsala. Some other cultures just know it as white pepper soup....
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Edikang Ikong Soup Recipe – 11th Day of Christmas
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me a lovely plate of Edikang Ikong Soup. This is a dish that is originally from the Efik Tribe in Nigeria. People from Akwa Ibom and Cross River state...
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Nigerian Beef Pepper soup and Macaroni.
I realize that this combo might be slightly intriguing but stay with me I promise this is a good one. As a whole bunch of my friends have caught the sniffles recently I thought I’d do something to...
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Ogbono Soup
I was blog trolling one saturday afternoon and came across Kitchen butterfly’s ogbono soup pictures and holy moly I could not stop thinking about Ogbono soup that day. The next day I ran to the african...
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Green Shades of Afang Soup 4th day of Valentine Cooking
Have you ever thought about precolonial love? If we had never been exposed to pasta Alfredo or even Jollof rice what would we consider “romantic food”. Well in my opinion, nothing says ‘I love you’...
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Why Eating Okro is good for you?
Okro soup is a soup I feel only a few people get right. If you miss the taste mark with okro, you are stuck with this slimy soup that no one wants to eat. It is very important to cook okro well and...
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Abak Mbakara Soup or Efik Banga Soup
Growing up in an Efik Household, I got to experience many dishes outside of the regular egusi, ogbono etc. I have to admit that some of the dishes are variations of the popular dishes while some are...
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Seafood Efo Riro without Oil and Boiled Plantain
I posted this dish on Facebook with the above caption and of course the questions came flooding in . I love sparking conversations. This dish is not as complex as it seems. It’s the same concept as...
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Chef of the Week: Tosin Faith- Obe-Ere Recipe
One of our dearest fans sent in this recipe called Obe – Ere. In some other cultures, it is called Afiame soup but it definitely looks delicious and easy. A little tip however would be to blend a lot...
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Amala and Ewedu
My craving this meal started back in August but in the middle of all my moving i just couldn’t bring myself to make it. So many things kept coming up but yesterday I put my foot down and decided...
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Ofe Di Na Nwayi
My best friend got engaged a couple weeks back so I have been secretly(well not so secret anymore) researching wedding stuff and of course food came to mind. I started asking around for recipes that...
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Ayamase Stew
There are many archived recipes I would be publishing this month because school got in my way and I could not get to blogging about them. This is a recipe that a lot of people asked me for especially...
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Shrimp Tomato Peppersoup
Valentines day is fast approaching, have you drawn up your menu? Do you need any last minute recipes that we haven’t featured on the blog? We may be able to help you if you let us know early. Another...
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Afia Efere – Ofe Nsala Soup
One of our fans on Facebook requested this recipe and I searched my blog thoroughly and realized I did not have it. Shame on me. This is actually one of my favourite soups and my mum used to make it on...
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Hello All, Have you missed me? After my coffee cake post, I just sort of disappeared. I promise I have great reasons. My siblings came to visit me so I was so pre-occupied with being the perfect...
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Otong and ayan ekpang is my dad’s favourite dish. Till tomorrow I will never understand why. If you want to get anything from him, just make this dish or beans and he would be willing to do almost...
View ArticleOil less Efo riro
Fit fam Kwenu hayy!!! For those that do not know, Kwenu is a salutation mostly used By the people in the eastern part of Nigeria. I say mostly because I just borrowed it for my post lol. At some point...
View ArticleWaterleaf Soup
Last week, I was strolling through the aisles of the Tropical foods grocery store in Boston searching for my Nigerian food ingredients. My eyes scanning every section and shelf wondering what new item...
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