Food & Drink – Viva Naija

On The Matter Lof Indomie Hàn Hegg! A man’s tale of trying to eat noodles by Odolaye Aremu

Guest Contributor — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:13:53 +0000

Hunger is perhaps the most efficient tool of Poverty. Its wicked ability to make the most undesirable suddenly turn desirable is sufficiently magical! It’s the sadistic effect of waterboarding; whereupon a thirsty man forced to drink water in an upside-down position runs the risk of drowning on just a cup of water. My initial desire […]

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Food prices drop significantly in Nigeria

Terry — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:54:45 +0000

Earlier this week The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria has exited its worst economic recession in more than two decades, notching up growth of 0.55 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, though mixed reactions have trailed the report by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, that the Nigerian economy is officially […]

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On World Plantain Day, here are 4 reasons why dodo is bae!

Wordsmithf — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:52:52 +0000

World Plantain Day 1) Dodo is not difficult to prepare Need a delicious meal that doesn’t need you to have several degrees from the best cooking schools in the world and an endorsement from Gordon Ramsey? Dodo is calling you! With a little practice and focus you will be dishing out this delicious meal in […]

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To cook or not to cook: Nigerians debate who belongs in the kitchen

Damilola J. Oladeji — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 11:20:52 +0000

Seriously, it’s like hunger no dey wire people for this country at all, because we have fallen in love with this cook or don’t cook argument. The protagonists of #WifeNotCook on one side, and agony aunties invested in “saving” their younger Facebook friends from being led astray by angry feminists. Yinmu for all of you. It […]

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The #SoupWars: How oha soup nearly made a thief out of me!

Damilola J. Oladeji — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:03:58 +0000

Honestly I don’t see why we are fighting over whose soup rocks! I did a search on #SoupWars and found a lot of international cuisine that would make you grateful for ordinary okra soup without meat. I even saw one that looked like a mixture of custard, carrot and some green sprinkles with a side […]

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Nigeria’s #SoupWars: are all soups created equal?

Sayo — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:35:20 +0000

So, there’s a war of Nigerian soups I just got to know about, ongoing in Naija’s cyberspace… #SoupWars, it has been tagged. Hahaha! Funny hashtag. Abeg, make I quickly offer my tuppence. I think it’ll NEVER be about the soup, regardless of type, ingredient or origin – eastern, southwestern, south-southern, niger-deltan, middle-belt or northern. Rather, […]

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Why We MUST Support the Forthcoming Oyo State Annual Amala Festival aka Ajodun Oka!

Bucky Hassan — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:11:50 +0000

London is having its annual ‘Taste of London’ food festival. It will likely generate Millions of pounds for the economy and be good for business, tourism, the image of London etc etc. A few weeks back, Oyo State decided it would launch/sponsor an ‘annual Amala food festival’. Their tourism office (which was behind the initiative) […]

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Jamie Oliver, the rice murderer: after Jollof rice comes the paella disaster

Rachel — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 11:19:57 +0000

“Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.” This is a quote from Wasiu Ayinde Marshal and seems very relevant to Jamie Oliver right now. When he was running amok with the travesty that was his attempt at Jollof* rice, the rest of the world left us to it. And quite rightly too; […]

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Nigerian Cake Art Collaboration: a sweet celebration of skill, talent and flair

Rachel — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:40:14 +0000

I always thought there wasn’t a cake I could not eat. Except fruit cake, naturally. Fruit cake are not natural and have something of the underworld about them but then again, everyone knows this. I’m here for sponge cake, red velvet cake, chocolate cake, Madeira cake…look, cake is cake and it is a good thing. […]

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4 reasons why Nigerian Jollof Rice is amazeballs #WorldJollofRiceDay

Wordsmithf — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:23:50 +0000

Today is World Jollof Rice Day. A day that many Nigerians believe should actually be called Nigerian Rice day because let’s be honest, does jollof rice really exist anywhere else? Just in case the word “Ghana” popped up in your heads: We Nigerians utterly excel at making this amazingly sumptuous dish. We practically wrote […]

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