Dishes made with crayfish
13 dishes from around the world that list crayfish as a main ingredient.
NkwobiMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreCow feet cooked in palm oil and spices, a specialty from Nigeria's Igbo people
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Jollof rice
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreWest African rice simmered in tomato, chili and spices, often served with meat or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Moin moin
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSteamed bean pudding from Nigeria, often served with rice or on its own
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Afang soupMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaVegetable soup from southern Nigeria made with afang leaf and waterleaf
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Palm nut soup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreA rich, red soup made from palm fruit, meat, fish and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Ndolé
🇨🇲 CameroonCameroonian stew of peanuts, leafy greens, and seafood or meat
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
FideuàFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSeafood and noodle dish from the Valencian coast, cooked in a wide shallow pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Crayfish as food
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreFreshwater crustaceans eaten in many styles around the world
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Eru
🇨🇲 CameroonLeafy soup from southwestern Cameroon, often served with fufu or garri
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Edikang IkongMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaA rich Nigerian vegetable soup with pumpkin and waterleaf
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Ofe onugbuMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaIgbo soup made with bitterleaf, cocoyam, palm oil and assorted meats
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Ikokore
🇳🇬 NigeriaGrated water yam pottage from the Yoruba people, rich with fish and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ndolé: PRA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Nkwobi: Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palm nut soup: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moin moin: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Afang soup: Yemisi Ogbe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eru: Minette Lontsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Edikang Ikong: Aderiqueza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ofe onugbu: Edriiic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fideuà: Jorge Díaz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Crayfish as food: Justin Watt, CC BY 3.0, source