Category: Soup Ingredients
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The Right Way to Make Tasty Nigerian Fried Rice
Recently, I made a steaming pot of Nigerian fried rice. It tasted so good that we all went for second servings. The next day, hungry while at work, I remembered we had leftovers, and quickly heated the fried rice. It tasted just as good as it had the previous evening. We can argue about my…
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Are There Health Benefits to Drinking Okra Water?
Okra water is slimy because the mucilage (the mixture of saccharides) in okra is released into the water, giving it a slippery, slightly viscous texture. The longer okra is soaked in water, the slimier the water becomes. The sliminess is similar to the texture in okra soups, where the mucilage acts as a thickener. You’ve…
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A Taste of Nigeria: Discover Authentic Flavors from Around the Country
Here’s a statement of fact: a true lover of Nigerian food knows that Nigerian food has authentic flavors. And anyone who views Nigeria through its cuisine will insist that Nigerian food is an eclectic combo of sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and umami tastes. Consider ofe nsala, a staple with roots in Anambra, commonly called white…
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How to Make Coconut Rice in Nigeria
If you’re having coconut rice for the first time, you should be making it at home. Why? When done well, coconut rice serves you an explosion of tastes-sweet, salty, and umami, that fifth sense of deliciousness. Coconut rice also offers a range of nutritional benefits largely leaning on coconut milk, the key ingredient in making…
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Easy Nigerian Back-to-School Recipes for Busy Mums
Every new school term casts its fair share of demands on parents. Outside of sorting school fees and procuring learning materials, you have to sort a range of domestic tasks, including laundry, cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Imagine, for a moment, that in the chaos of planning for the school year, you could outsource your food…
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Exploring Garden Eggs: Types, Benefits, and How to Use Them
The first time I had garden eggs, I knew they bore no semblance to eggs. Not in shape, not in color, and certainly not in the flavor they add when eaten. At that time, I didn’t know that garden eggs came in different colors or that they were mostly round or oval. Like me, you…
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How to Bake a Cake at Home: Step-by-Step Guide
Have you ever had a slice of good cake? Cake so good you thought, “I need to have this again, soon, right now!” Then you realized you just ate the last slice, and you couldn’t just dip into your savings to order another chunk of cake. Which left the option of making it yourself. But…
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Creating a Balanced Diet: The Seven Classes of Food to Know
If you’ve lingered long enough on X (formerly Twitter), you’d have seen at least one video of Aproko Doctor urging people to take water. Beyond the humour and bants, there’s a tendency for us to go through each day without consuming enough water. This is partly because we don’t always have access to clean water,…
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Onion colors: 4 Types of onions in Nigeria and how to cook with them
“White onions,” “red onions,” and “yellow onions” are regular onion colors you’d see while shopping in local markets or online grocery stores like PricePally. Like many vegetables, onions come in different shapes, sizes, and colors with distinct flavors for specific dishes. Given the varieties, it’s easy to not know your onions (pun intended). But in…
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FoodCourt or Jumia Food: Which food app is better?
FoodCourt and Jumia Food are two food delivery apps you’ll see while trying to order food in metropolitan cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. However, you might be struggling to choose between Jumia Food and FoodCourt. We made the decision-making process easy for you by comparing the services of FoodCourt and Jumia Food. Can…