Category: Foodstuffs
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PricePally Cook and Hack Contest is Here: Everything You Should Know about the Contest
PricePally is excited to announce the Cook and Hack contest, an exciting opportunity where you can cook and hack your way to win a share of ₦5M! Get ready to showcase your cooking creativity and kitchen genius in the PricePally Cook & Hack Contest! You stand a chance to win a share of ₦5 million.…
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Nigerian Ramadan Meal Guide: Delicious Suhoor & Iftar Recipes to Try
Cooking a nutritious meal is a labor of love. There are just too many steps involved—meal planning, figuring out what to eat, sourcing ingredients, cooking, and post-cleaning. Many people have had at least one instance where the exhaustion of making a meal removed their appetite. During Ramadan, you don’t want this to be your experience.…
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Citrus Fruits: The Perfect Fruits for Recharging Your Body
Frequent fruit consumers know this: some fruits fill you with vibrance and refreshed energy, and some fruits appeal to you only because doctors insist they’re nutritious. The nutrient content of fruits isn’t dependent on the zest or yum—which is why avocado, despite its remarkable bland taste, supplies more dietary fiber, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus than…
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Five Benefits of Tomatoes You Didn’t Know About
Lycopersicon esculentum. The botanical name for tomatoes. I learned this name as a ten-year -old bewildered by the agricultural names for different plants. At the time, I thought the name had a sweet ring to it, an enticing pronunciation only befitting of bright-red tomatoes. Later, I learned the more accurate botanical name was Solanum lycopersicum,…
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Win Back in 2025 with PricePally Loyalty Rewards
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Living in Nigeria in 2025 is a high-cost task. From food prices to data costs to transport fares, inflation has hit everything. If you’ve shopped groceries recently, whether online or in walk-in supermarkets, did you pause to reread the price labels to be sure you weren’t mixing up the digits? And true, you can cut…
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Are Cashew Nuts a Nutritious Replacement for Groundnuts?
I discovered cashew nuts were delicious by chance in a laboratory, as they were being roasted in a microwave. The nuts had a peculiarly appealing scent. When I moved closer to the microwave, I was surprised to find that the subjects of attention were the same nuts I’d seen multiple times all around the country.…
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Everything to Know About Hake Fish Before Buying
Hake fish ranks high in the list of top-performing sea foods in Nigeria. We eat hakes as roasted, smoked, or fried fish in a variety of meals, homemade or canteen-served. As is our custom with conferring local names on food items, many Nigerians call the hake fish “panla.”. This applies to consumers, sellers, and distributors.…
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Exploring Local Cuisines: Modest Spices and Flavors from Nigeria.
Nigeria celebrates rich cultural diversity, and this richness reflects in its cuisine. Nigerian dishes burst with flavors and aromas that excite the senses. Nigerian spices play a significant role in creating these delightful meals. For centuries, cooks have relied on these spices not only for flavor but also for their medicinal and preservative benefits. Modest…
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Is Scent Leaf a Herb or a Vegetable?
It’s a union. That’s what Mrs. F, a trader who sells vegetables in Egbeda market, implied when I asked her if scent leaves are vegetables or herbs. “Na vegetables but e dey work well well for treating different sicknesses.” Expanding on some scent leaves benefits, she added, “You fit use the water for person wey…
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How to Make the Perfect Nigerian Jollof Rice for the Holidays
Some days ago I watched a video of a Nigerian couple having their honeymoon in Dubai. They were exploring restaurants within the community, intent on finding something that felt Nigerian. And what did they find that assured them they were at the right place? Nigerian jollof rice. Nigerian jollof rice is more than a meal.…