Ikokore

Ikokore/Ojojo is one of Yoruba people’s precious food eaten by the Ijebu-Ode people of Ogun State. However, for you to prepare this Yoruba food, you will need the following ingredients; water yam, vegetables, onions, palm oil, pepper, spices, as well …

Iyan

Iyan is known in English as “Pounded Yam”. It is one of the most flavorful dinners eaten in Nigeria. Everyone seems to cherish it and Ekiti individuals appear to guarantee ‘Iyan’ as their nourishment more than some other state. Pounded …

Moi-moi

Moi-Moi is one of my favorite Yoruba foods which is very abundant in protein. It has diverse kinds of product packaging designs either on aluminum foil, plastic bags, containers, or you can even try the more nourishing method use as …

Akara

A ubiquitous food of the tribe – it is just raw beans, blended and deep fried. This is kind of bean cakes. Akara is protein filled and can be a good idea for breakfast or snacks. The cakes have a …

Asun

Asun may be the main dish of Yoruba food culture. It is considered a finger food. The recipe is simple and available – fried goat meat with a big amount of pepper. It has a breathtaking aroma. And for those …

Ewa Agoyin

Ewa means beans, and Agoyin is a dish belonging to the inventors of this tasty dish. The beans should be cooked to the state of a soft paste and then mashed. The feature of the dish is a sauce of …

Gbegiri

Gbegiri Well-known Yoruba food with a big amount of health benefits. Gbegiri is a special dish related to the age-long history of a tribe. This is black-eyed beans soup which is considered a highly appetizing dish.   It consists of …

Ewedu

Ewedu: This is the most popular Yoruba soup. You can find there Ewedu leaves, crayfish, and many unique spices. The Ewedu broom makes the taste of a dish really unique. Ewedu is good to be served with Semo, Amala or …

Amala (yam-flour)

Àmàlà is a local indigenous Yoruba food, native to the Yoruba ethnic group. It is made out of yam and/or cassava flour, or unripe plantain flour.[1] Yams are peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into flour, also called èlùbọ́. Yams are white in colour but turn …