Mama Nkechi

Yoruba-style stewed spinach with peppers, locust beans and assorted meats — rich, deep, slightly funky.

Crispy deep-fried bean cakes — peeled black-eyed peas blended with pepper and onion. Breakfast street food.

Steamed savoury bean pudding made from peeled black-eyed peas — often with fish, egg or corned beef inside.

Thick, hearty melon-seed soup loaded with leafy greens, meat and dried fish, eaten with a swallow.

Light, fiery, aromatic broth seasoned with calabash nutmeg and uziza — a cure-all in many homes.

Smooth, stretchy yam swallow traditionally pounded in a mortar — paired with egusi, vegetable soup or okra.

Spicy grilled skewered beef coated in yaji — a peanut, ginger and chilli rub. Nigeria's after-dark street food icon.

Smoky, party-style one-pot rice cooked in a rich tomato and pepper base, the centrepiece of any Nigerian celebration.