Nigerian Special Occasion Foods: Jollof Rice, Egusi Soup, Pepper Soup, Amala & Ewedu, Puff Puff, Chin Chin, Kelewele & More
- Jollof Rice – rice, tomatoes, onions, peppers, spices; served with chicken/beef/fish.
- Chicken Stew – chicken, tomatoes, onions, peppers, spices; with rice/yam.
- Egusi Soup – melon seeds, spinach, tomatoes, onions, peppers, spices; with fufu/pounded yam.
- Pepper Soup – goat meat, tomatoes, onions, peppers, spices; with rice/yam/bread.
- Amala & Ewedu – yam flour, leafy vegetable, stew; with meat/fish.
- Puff Puff – deep-fried dough; sugar, cinnamon, powdered milk.
- Chin Chin – fried dough snack (flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, butter, nutmeg/cinnamon).
- Kelewele – fried plantains; groundnut (peanut) sauce.