Yoruba cultural delicacies
Yoruba Foods are rich in nutrients and serve as very good delicacies for indigenes, just like it's cultural diversities, Yoruba Foods are also unique and tasty.
Trying Yoruba dishes should be something that you should add to your list if you haven't done so yet, I for one can attest to the spicy and tasteful food of the Yoruba people.
Would you want to try these food someday? I'll be listing out 10 Yoruba Foods that you should definitely try one of these days.
Here are the food list and I'm sure you'll most definitely love them:
1. Amala and Ewedu Soup
Amala: A smooth, stretchy swallow made from yam flour (elubo), cassava flour (lafun), or plantain flour.
Ewedu Soup: A slimy soup made from jute leaves, blended and cooked with locust beans (iru). Often served with gbegiri (bean soup) and obè ata (stew).
Amala and Ewedu is one very popular recipe of the Yoruba people and the nutritious recipes provides a good diet and is mostly served in Yoruba traditional marriages.
2. Efo Riro (Vegetable Soup)
A richly spiced spinach (or waterleaf) soup made with palm oil, assorted meats, fish, and locust beans (iru).
Efo Riro is believed to have health benefits and is a good diet for good health. I enjoy eating vegetable soup especially when it has good seafoods in them.
3. Ofada Rice and Ayamase (Designer Stew)
Ofada Rice: A locally grown, unpolished rice with a unique aroma.
Ayamase (Green Pepper Stew): A spicy stew made with green peppers, assorted meats, and locust beans.
Ofada Rice is also popular in the West and sometimes served in cultural gatherings as it usually depict cultural presence especially when served in a wrapped leaf.
4. Gbegiri Soup (Bean Soup)
A smooth, yellowish soup made from blended beans, commonly served with amala and ewedu.
Gbegiri goes in handy with Amala and Ewedu and is also eaten alone as soup, it has a unique taste unlike every other Nigerian soup.
5. Moin Moin (Steamed Bean Cake)
A nutritious dish made from blended beans, peppers, onions, and seasoning, steamed in banana leaves or nylon wraps.
Moin moin so far has not only been Yoruba Foods alone but it has also been adapted by other culture in Nigeria. Moin moin is also popular in the South, East and other parts of Nigeria.a
6. Akara (Bean Fritters)
Deep-fried bean cakes, crispy on the outside and soft inside, often eaten with pap (ogi) or bread.
This one is a very popular Nigerian recipe found in almost all parts of Nigeria, it has. A unique taste and can be easily seen as it's sold on the streets in Nigeria.
7. Asaro (Yam Porridge)
A rich, thick porridge made from yam, cooked with tomatoes, palm oil, and assorted seasonings.
Yam porridge is popular in Yoruba parts of Nigeria as the Yoruba people are very good in making good yam porridge, they have a unique style of preparation which as earned them the honor of being good cooks.
8. Boli and Groundnut
Roasted plantains served with peanuts or spicy pepper sauce. A common street food.
This recipe can be found on the street in Nigeria and it is mostly considered snacks rather than food itself, Boli and Groundnut can look like a very odd combination but it's tasty and nutritious too.
9. Ebiripo
A lesser-known but delicious dish made from cocoyam, wrapped in leaves and steamed like moin moin.
This recipe is not popular in Nigeria and I can say it's actually haven't been adapted by other culture in Nigeria, it follows the process of preparing moin moin but unlike it is harder but also delicious and nutritious.
10. Ekuru
Similar to moin moin but without peppers, often served with spicy pepper sauce.
Ekuru is a recipe that is similar to moin moin but it doesn't have peppers and is served with pepper sauce, this is one of the recipes that makes other tribes in Nigeria refer to the Yoruba's as people who excessive pepper.
