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| + | ====== Kwara Cuisine ====== | ||
| + | ==== 🍲 Amala with Gbegiri and Ewedu Soup (Ilorin Trio) ==== | ||
| + | A signature combination in Ilorin, the state capital. Amala (yam or plantain flour dough) is served with gbegiri (bean soup) and ewedu (jute leaf soup), topped with spicy tomato stew. 👉 It’s a perfect example of Kwara’s Yoruba heritage — smooth, tangy, and deeply savory. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🥜 Groundnut Soup (Miyan Gyada – Kwara Style) ==== | ||
| + | A creamy soup made from roasted groundnuts, thickened with vegetables and flavored with local spices. The Kwara version often adds smoked fish and dried shrimp, linking northern and southern influences. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🥩 Ilorin Pepper Stew (“Ata Dindin”) ==== | ||
| + | A fiery red stew of blended peppers, tomatoes, and onions cooked slowly in palm oil, often served with assorted meats. Curious twist: locals sometimes enrich it with a bit of locust bean paste (iru) for a deep, rustic flavor. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🌿 Efo Riro with Dried Fish ==== | ||
| + | A lush spinach (or ugu) stew made with palm oil, peppers, and dried fish. Kwara’s version often uses river-caught fish from the Niger and ground melon seeds for extra texture. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍠 Pounded Yam with Egusi Ilorin ==== | ||
| + | A meal of pounded yam paired with egusi soup flavored with stockfish and bitterleaf, giving it a slightly earthy tone distinct from southern versions. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🫘 Beans and Corn Pottage (“Adalu”) ==== | ||
| + | A comfort dish of beans and corn cooked together in palm oil, onions, and chili. In Kwara, people sometimes add crayfish or dried shrimp powder for umami — a nod to the riverine influence. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍗 Fried Chicken in Pepper Sauce (Asun-Style) ==== | ||
| + | Spicy, roasted or fried goat or chicken, tossed in onion-chili marinade with a touch of honey or palm wine — a festive delicacy often served at Kwara weddings. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🫓 Ogi (Fermented Corn Pap) with Akara ==== | ||
| + | A popular breakfast combo: smooth fermented corn pap paired with akara (bean fritters). The Kwara version is famous for its extra fermentation — tangy, aromatic, and probiotic-rich. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍵 Tuwo Masara with Miyan Kuka ==== | ||
| + | Reflecting the northern Nupe influence — tuwo masara (cornmeal dough) served with miyan kuka, a soup made from powdered baobab leaves, dried fish, and spices. Nutritious, earthy, and rare in southern Nigeria. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🐟 Smoked Catfish Stew ==== | ||
| + | Locally caught catfish are smoked, then cooked with tomatoes, atarodo peppers, and palm oil until deeply flavorful. In rural Kwara, it’s often eaten with rice or boiled yam. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🌽 Eko and Ata Sauce ==== | ||
| + | Eko (firm corn pudding, similar to agidi) is sliced and served cold with a vibrant ata (pepper-tomato sauce). It’s refreshing, especially during the dry season, and often sold by street vendors. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍛 Rice and Vegetable Stew with Locust Beans ==== | ||
| + | A distinctive Ilorin-style vegetable sauce made from scent leaf, pepper, and iru, spooned over plain rice. The flavor is smoky and pungent — a real taste of home cooking. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍠 Yam and Plantain Pottage (“Asaro Ilorin”) ==== | ||
| + | Yam chunks cooked in a sauce of ripe plantains, tomatoes, and palm oil, giving a mix of sweet and savory flavors. A comfort dish often made during the yam harvest season. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🥩 Goat Meat in Sesame Sauce ==== | ||
| + | A lesser-known Kwara delicacy — goat meat simmered in ground beniseed (sesame) and tomato-pepper paste. The sauce is silky, nutty, and lightly spiced — an elegant countryside dish. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== 🍚 Ofada Rice with Ayamase (“Designer Stew”) ==== | ||
| + | A dish showing Kwara’s connection to southwestern Nigeria: unpolished local rice (ofada) served with green chili stew made from bell peppers, onions, and assorted offal. It’s pungent, bold, and deeply aromatic — a true culinary statement. [([[https:// | ||
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