NIGERIAN FOODS
BY AZUKA NZIMIRO DECEMBER 07, 2025
Nigerian cuisine is rich and diverse, famous for hearty soups and stews like Egusi, Efo Riro, and spicy Pepper Soup, often paired with "swallow" starches like Pounded Yam, Fufu,or Eba (made from cassava), alongside popular rice dishes such as Jollof Rice and Fried Rice, plus snacks like Akara(bean cakes) and Puff-Puff (doughnuts). Staples often include rice, yams, beans, plantains, and local vegetables, with bold flavors from peppers, onions, and palm oil.
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I don’t know how many Nigerian foods we have, but they are well over 500! To learn how to cook popular Nigerian Foods click HERE download these Nigerian Cookbooks (amazing resource!) Here’s a list of 100 Nigerian foods:
- Jollof Rice
- Fried Rice
- Pounded Yam
- Eba
- Fufu
- Egusi Soup
- Ogbono Soup
- Pepper Soup
- Bitter Leaf Soup
- Moi Moi
- Akara
- Suya
- Puff-Puff
- Chin Chin
- Coconut Candy
- Beans and Plantain
- Nkwobi
- Peppered Gizzard
- Banga Soup
- Nsala Soup
- Ofada Rice
- Afang Soup
- Okra Soup
- Vegetable Soup
- Efo Riro
- Catfish Pepper Soup
- Chicken Pepper Soup
- Coconut Rice
- Yam Porridge
- Beans Porridge
- Nkwobi
- Peppered Snail
- Dodo (Fried Plantain)
- Ewedu Soup
- Yam and Vegetable Sauce
- Banga Rice
- Pepper Sauce
- Fish Stew
- Chicken Stew
- Goat Meat Pepper Soup
- Sinasir
- Kilishi
- Battered Fish
- Yam Chips
- Vegetable Salad
- Ofe Nsala
- Pounded Yam and Egusi
- Pepper Rice
- Isi Ewu
- Pepper Sauce (Chili Sauce)
- Yam with Vegetable Sauce
- Fish Pie
- Kunu
- Zobo Drink
- Palm Wine
- Pudding (Nigerian Cake)
- Fried Plantain
- Sandwhiches
- Buns
- Gari
- Bobozi
- Yam and Eggs
- Corn and Beans
- Spicy Chicken Wings
- Fried Yam
- Baked Plantain
- Spicy Meat Pie
- Nkwobi
- Fish Roll
- Meat Roll
- Eba with Afang
- Coconut Rice with Chicken
- Assorted Meat Stew
- Ofada Sauce
- Fried Rice with Dodo
- Masa
- Bitter Leaf Stew
- Palm Oil Rice
- Chinchin
- Efo Elegusi
- Meatballs
- Spicy Tuna Salad
- Okra with Fufu
- Ogi (Pap)
- Ogiri
- Afia Efere (Pepper Soup)
- Nigerian Fried Chicken
- Samosas
- Gizdodo
- Beans Pie
- Yam and Spinach
- Tuwo
- Nigerian salad
- Isi Finiya
- Ukodo
- Fura
- Dodo Ikire
- Baba Dudu
- Jollof Spaghetti
- Ukwa
This list captures a wide variety of delicious Nigerian foods to explore and enjoy!