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Wellness: 5 Anti-Allergy Foods You Should Start Eating Today
Allergies can be a pain especially when they occur seasonally. If you experience allergies such as a runny nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes often and during certain times of the year then there may be...
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Origin of Nigerian Foods: Achicha Ede
Food serves as a window for viewing culture; it is an ethnic marker. The study of food and food practices can help us in understanding people. This is not just because all humans eat, but because they...
View ArticleRecipe for Beans and Corn Porridge
I love beans like kilode. However beans is prepared, once pepper and salt is not too much, Obiamaka will enjoy it. As a boarding school student, beans featured three times on our menu. We were served...
View ArticleOrigin of Nigerian Foods: Kunu
The mere act of cooking is rooted in tradition and tells about our history and personal identity. Through the generations, recipes are handed down by women of the family. The recipes, through the...
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Recipe for Afia Efere
On our menu today is the Efik-Ibibio delicacy, afia efere which literally means ‘white soup” in Efik. It is usually prepared with goat meat or chicken. When this soup is prepared with goat meat, the...
View ArticleOrigin of Nigerian Foods: Edika Ikong Soup
The Efik-Ibibio are a minority ethnic group in Nigeria. They occupy the South-South geopolitical zone in the country and are also known as people of the Niger-Delta. The people have a rich culture;...
View ArticleRecipe for Agidi Jollof
Whenever, I think of Agidi Jollof, I remember the song, akara di uso, mmanu n’eme iba, agidi nke na enwero okpukpu n’uso adiro ya which literally translates to akara is delicious, palm oil causes...
View ArticleDid You Know? 7 Safety Tips for Your Baby’s Finger Foods
Introducing finger foods to your baby can be both exciting and stressful. The mess, possible allergies and potential choking hazards are enough to discourage the lily livered. But mothers are made of...
View ArticleRecipe for Omabala Nsala Soup
This season is perfect for a hot bowl of nsala soup. Here’s how to go about it. Ingredients Chicken Catfish Dry fish Fresh pepper and Cameroon pepper Crayfish Ehuru (calabash nutmeg) Uda Uziza seeds...
View ArticleComfort Kitchen Restaurant Review
Fast food has become a necessity given our busy lifestyle today. We have moved from locally produced foods to corporate fast foods. As a result, the amount of fast food consumed annually has increased...
View ArticleOrigin of Nigerian Foods: Ofe Onugbu
One consistent, primary concern of humans is food. However, the food choices we make are largely dependent on our culture and interactions. This is why the Ibibio man who has lived in Lagos all his...
View ArticleMiyan Kuka, The Northwestern Delicacy from Jigawa State
Traditional foods are simple, naturally grown foods that have been eaten for centuries; they are passed on from generation to generation. They constitute an important part of the culture, history,...
View ArticleRecipe for Ofe Onugbu
On our menu today is Ofe Onugbu, the absolutely delicious soup that hails from Anambra State. Anambra Onugbu Soup is known by its signature long bitter leaves and the wrapped locust beans which is...
View ArticleOrigin of Nigerian Foods: Adalu
Food is central in defining family roles, rules and traditions. It is so vital a social activity that we partake in it from cradle to the grave. Every culture has its own food, drinks, eating habits...
View ArticleMiyan Kubewa, The Northwestern Delicacy from Kaduna
Culture is directly related to human experiences. It forms people’s everyday life, their views, lifestyles, basic assumptions, their perceptions. Above all, culture shapes our individual...
View ArticleKoko, the Northwestern Beverage from Kano State
Kano State is located on what geographers refer to as the ‘High plains of Hausaland.’ This state has a landmass of approximately 21,000 square kilometres. It is located between latitude 12° 3′ N and...
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Did You Know? Six Agricultural Products of Katsina State
Katsina State was created in 1987. It is a mono ethnic and monolingual state and the people are generally Hausa/Fulani. The state extends from the tropical grassland known as Sudan Savannah to Arid...
View ArticleMiyan Taushe, The North-Western Delicacy Enjoyed in Kebbi State
Kebbi State is in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It was created in 1991 out of the former Sokoto State. It has a total land area of about 36,309 square kilometers. The capital of this...
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Recipe for Dambun Shinkafa, a Northwestern Delicacy
Dambun shinkafa is a northern delicacy that is gradually finding its way into the home of many Nigerians. Little wonder for dambun shinkafa is nutritious and scrumptious. This delicacy brings together...
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Nigerian Artist, Haneefah Adam, Transforming Food Into Works Of Arts
A portrait designed with the use of dry fish, pepper, amala and ewedu soup — CNN Haneefah Adam is a young Nigerian artist who has taken the artistic world by storm with her exploits in food arts. Most...
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