Health Benefits of Ewedu

Health and Beauty Benefits of Ewedu Leaves My grandma prepared Ewedu for us on our recent trip to Nigeria and it was delicious. For a certain member of the 9jafoodie team *cough* it [...]

Ofe Onugbu (Bitter Leaf Soup) Recipe

Ofe Onugbu (Bitter leaf soup) Ofe is the igbo word for Soup, it preludes most native soups that are specific to the ibo people of Eastern Nigeria. Onugbu is used to identify the [...]

Overripe Plantain Pancakes

I am super excited to bring you guys this recipe, I created it about two weeks ago because I had lots of excess plantains at home. I have recreated the recipe about 3 [...]

Nigerian Style Couscous

Until earlier this month, I had never tried Couscous. I have a thing against “fad” foods. On a recent trip to liquidation world, I found a box of organic couscous and the packaging [...]

Ofio (Tiger Nut)

Growing up in Nigeria, Tiger nuts were one of the things I saved my holiday money for. I enjoyed both fresh and dried tiger nuts. We waited anxiously all holiday  for the mallams [...]

Nigerian Leafy Vegetables

Eko (Agidi) and Vegetable Soup (Efo) List of Nigerian Vegetables used for cooking This post was inspired by Eko & Efo, a pride food combination amongst my father’s people. Efo [...]