About 9jafoodie

Nigeria born, African food blogger with relentless love for African cuisines. The ultimate dream is to make African food as modern mainstream as possible, while maintaining the traditional originality that make it so diverse

Ogbono Soup – Boiling Method

  Ogbono Soup with Yellow Garri This is a recipe I have had several requests for. Ogbono (Wild Mango seed) soup is typically prepared using the frying method, you can checkout [...]

Stuffed Yam Pockets

  Stuffed Yam Pockets How yummy does this sound, guys? Cornedbeef stuffed yam pockets. It's so so delicious. You already know I have a thing for local ingredients like yam, there [...]

Spaghetti and Meatballs

This is another simple and straightforward recipe for the 9jafoodie 30-minute meal series. Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic Italian combination that is pleasing to kids and adults alike. I made use of [...]

Yam Bolognese

  Yam Bolognese Hello 9jafoodie nation, hope 2015 has been good to you thus far. We have been cooking up a storm as usual, creating recipes and what not. We are [...]

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Growing up in Nigeria, I never really used measurements while cooking. Every meal was custom made with using the one measuring tool at my disposal...my palm. One of our most frequently asked question [...]

Nigerian Peppered Meat

  Peppered ponmo and Turkey Have you guys noticed that there has been some sort of theme with our recipes this year? January were more innovative recipes, February was dedicated to [...]