🇳🇪 The food of Niger
13 dishes from Niger, best known first.
ShawarmaMeatشاورما
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreMeat roasted on a vertical spit and sliced into flatbread with sauces and vegetables
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
NkwobiMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreCow feet cooked in palm oil and spices, a specialty from Nigeria's Igbo people
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SuyaMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSpiced grilled meat skewers from the Hausa tradition of northern Nigeria
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Amala
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreYoruba swallow made from yam, cassava, or plantain flour, served with soup
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ogbono soup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA thick, slippery Nigerian soup made with ground ogbono (dika nut) seeds
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Dambou
🇳🇪 Niger and 2 moreSteamed cereal grains mixed with moringa leaves and vegetables
Main dish
Tuwon shinkafaVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreSoft, sticky rice dough served with soups in northern Nigeria and Niger
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DanwakeVegetarian
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreBoiled cowpea flour dumplings from northern Nigeria, served with spicy garnishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pounded yamVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSmooth, stretchy yam dough eaten with soups in Nigeria
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Miyan taushe
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 morePumpkin and groundnut soup from northern Nigeria, served with starchy sides
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
AgidiVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreA smooth, jelly-like pudding made from corn flour and water
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KunuVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA traditional Nigerian drink made from grains or tiger nuts
Drink, Snacks
Ewedu soupVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA Nigerian soup made from jute leaves, often paired with fufu or iyan
Soup, Lunch, Dinner