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A suya vendor grilling skewered meat for customers at a busy Lagos night market

Africa · Life Style · Food

Suya after dark

Smoke, spice and skilled knife work make this northern Nigerian street food a national ritual.

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A Nigerian couple sharing egusi soup with pounded yam at a restaurant table

Africa · Life Style · Food

Why egusi soup travels so well

Melon seed gives body and richness to a soup that changes across Nigerian kitchens.

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Nigerian guests in ceremonial dress sharing bowls of Ofada rice and richly coloured pepper stew at a waterfront celebration

Africa · Life Style · Food

Ofada rice and the power of place

Local rice, fermented pepper sauce and leaf service create one of southwestern Nigeria’s most distinctive plates.

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Three generations of a Nigerian family sharing steaming goat-meat pepper soup around a warmly lit dining table

Africa · Life Style · Food

Pepper soup is comfort with heat

A clear, aromatic broth crosses regions through fish, goat, chicken and carefully balanced spice.

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A Nigerian diaspora family adapting familiar recipes together in a compact North American apartment kitchen

Africa · Life Style · Food

How the Nigerian table changes abroad

Diaspora cooks preserve memory through substitution, new supply chains and recipes taught across video calls.

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