The Nigerian Foods We Never Get Tired Of

There are foods you can eat today, eat again next week and still happily accept when someone offers you another plate.

Nigerian food is full of meals like that.

No matter how much our food choices change, some meals are permanent residents in our kitchens. They are the meals we grew up eating, the ones we request when we visit home.

Take jollof rice, for example. It is difficult to talk about Nigerian food without mentioning it. Not missing from Sunday lunches to weddings, birthdays and occasions. Jollof rice always seems to find its way to the table. 

Then, there is beans and plantain. Soft beans with ripe fried plantain is a combination that doesn’t need much introduction. Be it beans porridge and plantain or plain beans and stew, you always find yourself asking for more.

Yam and egg is another favourite. It can be breakfast, lunch or dinner depending on the day. Boiled yam with egg sauce, fried yam with egg or even yam porridge, there are so many ways to enjoy it.

And what about eba and soup?

Perfectly paired with efo riro, okra, ogbono, egusi or another favourite soup, there is something comforting about sitting down with a properly prepared plate of swallow and soup. For many Nigerians, it is the kind of meal that says, “Yes, I have now eaten” lol…

We also can’t forget white rice and stew, moi moi and pap, akara and bread, yam porridge, pepper soup, and the many delicious soups and dishes that differ from one part of the country to another.

Interestingly, these foods are not loved only because they taste good.

They are connected to memories.

Maybe it is the smell of stew simmering in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon. Or, the sound of your mother asking what you want to eat. Or, the plate of jollof rice you always looked forward to at ‘owambes ‘ Or the way a particular soup reminds you of home.

Food has a way of bringing people together. It gives us something to share, something to look forward to and sometimes, something to talk about for hours.

And even as we discover new recipes and try different meals, there will always be those familiar Nigerian meals we come back to.

So, let’s settle this: what Nigerian meal can you eat over and over again without getting tired of it?

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