Meat Pie is a popular snack among students, teenagers, and young adults, with Aussies being the biggest meat pie eaters globally. It is made with minced meat (usually beef or lamb), vegetables, gravy, and sometimes cheese. Meat pie is generally eaten in between meals and served on occasion alongside drinks. The meat pie can be…
Puff puff is a popular snack in West Africa. It is common food among small chops served in events and merry occasions. It is called Bofrot (togbei) in Ghana, botokoin in Togo, gato in Guinea and Mali, bofloto in the Ivory Coast, while Nigerians call it puff-puff or just puff snack. The snack is made with cassava flour, water, and…
Tomato sauce is a popular sauce made from tomatoes, usually cooked and sometimes spiced. Tomato sauces vary in consistency from liquid to near-solid and in color from deep red to orange-red, yellow-orange, and even greenish-yellow. Tomato sauce is a very healthy sauce that can be used in diverse ways. You can take tomato sauce with…
Tom brown pap is a local Nigerian pap that serves as a great alternative to custards, pap, oats, and the like. It is a concentration made from a mixture of soya beans, peanuts, millet, crayfish and corn, and sometimes dried fish. The mixture of these grains and cereals gives your body a lot of nutrients…
Nothing says ‘celebration’ like a plate of fried rice in Nigeria. The food is commonly reserved for occasions such as festivities or parties. Everything about the food just gives it a rather special feeling, from the taste to the garnishing. It is indeed a special food. Fried rice is Nigeria’s second most popular rice dish,…
When it comes to food, some like it hot, and some like it cold. How you would choose to enjoy your food might seem like a matter of personal preference, but what if there was more to it? Are there any health benefits to eating hot food, and is it something you should be doing…
For many people, losing weight takes work. This is why they make use of more than one method to get rid of unnecessary weight. Going to the gym is the first thing people often think of when it comes to losing weight. This is because of how helpful exercises can be in burning fat. But…
Hardly would you come across anyone who does not like fried plantain. It is one food that is enjoyed in every part of the country. It is known as dodo in Western Nigeria. Fried plantain is simply plantain that has been sliced and then fried in hot oil until it is golden brown. Although there are many…
Fermented foods make up a part of our regular diet here in Nigeria. The process of fermentation has been practiced all over the world for centuries. Fermentation helps with the preservation of food. It enhances the taste, texture, and aroma of the food. It also makes the food easier to digest and more nutritious, as…
Yogurt is an excellent source of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, protein, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B-12 making it a highly nutritional drink. In 2013, a “Nutrition Research study was carried out and it shows that women who consume yogurt regularly have overall diet quality, both medically and sexually than those who don’t. Let’s check out…
