The food of Yorubaland
4 dishes tied to Yorubaland, Nigeria: born there, or made its own.
AkaraVeganàkàrà
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreWest African bean fritters, deep-fried and eaten hot as street food or breakfast
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Moin moin
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSteamed bean pudding from Nigeria, often served with rice or on its own
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Efo riroẹ̀fọ́ riro
🇳🇬 NigeriaYoruba vegetable soup cooked with leafy greens, peppers, and assorted proteins
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gbegiri
🇳🇬 NigeriaYoruba bean soup often served with amala or ewedu
Soup
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Akara: AkinkuotuFunmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moin moin: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Efo riro: James Moore200, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gbegiri: Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0, source