Ultimate Nigerian Cookbook: Best Cookbook for making Nigerian Foods

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Another one of my favourites books because there is both history and culture, heritage and etymology, proverbs and some banging recipes. This is one of the first cookbooks I bought while living in The Netherlands, when I was homesick in a weird way and used food, and cuisine to discover who I was and what was important to me. Virginia – in her 90s when this book was published – fulfilled her dream to share her culinary heritage with the world.

I was 16 when I arrived, and I was required to attend classes at a community college for a semester before I could join my older brother at a four-year school in Maryland. Whether it is learning how to ride a bicycle or learning how to make delicious and yummy Nigerian foods, we all want the learning curve to be an easy one. The saying refers not to just one single element, but to the variety of ingredients in Nigerian cuisine that add heat to a dish: the mild tingle and smoke of selim peppers, the sudden rush of alligator peppers, the sustained heat of a habanero. Soups and stews are abundant, but there are rice dishes, bean dishes, and yam dishes, along with snacks and drinks. I started making Nigerian foods from my 10th birthday, in retrospect, I still remember my first pot of soup, I can't say how nice it tasted but it sure looked good.

I’m the sort of person whose bedtime reading is ingredient lists and recipe directions – a veritable feast as I lay my head down to sleep. There is a saying in Yoruba, one of the languages spoken by the people of southwestern Nigeria, that translates as “The soul that does not eat pepper is a dead soul. You have so much to gain and absolutely nothing to lose for owning a copy of the Ultimate Nigerian cookbook. Minor adjustments to those recipes you already know and love could expose you to a whole new world of deliciousness. For example: yams are a good source of vitamin B complex, potassium, and contain natural steroids like progesterone and other chemicals that help in lowering risk of osteoporosis.

Chy Anegbu, a celebrity chef and food blogger hailing from Nigeria, Africa, dedicated the past 8 months to enhancing this Nigerian cookery book based on recommendations and feedback from previous editions.

After 15 years working in the food world — in bakeries, restaurant pastry kitchens and test kitchens — and developing recipes in cuisines familiar to American readers, I began asking questions about whose culture was being reflected in the food I was making. One of my absolute favourites for the depth to which it goes to catalogue and share produce and dishes, including all the known names and methods. I've come to know and respect Nigerian food through a friend who is from Nigeria and he even helped me to acquire a Bitter-Leaf plant to start my own little garden, and gave me a contact here in Tel Aviv to get Garri and other ingredients that are hard to find. There are 15 soup recipes, 5 rice recipes, 12 small chops and snack recipes, 6 drink recipes, 4 yam recipes, 5 breakfast recipes and so much more.

Nigerian Swallow Recipes (4) Nigerian Soup Recipes (8) Nigerian Rice Recipes (4) Nigerian Snack Recipes (4) Nigerian Breakfast Recipes (4) Yam Recipes (4) Nigerian Drink Recipes (3) Other Nigerian Local Foods (4) As a bonus, I added the recipe for grilling chicken and making a vegetable salad the African way. This book contains over 100 Nigerian recipes that I have personally cooked: Rice, Snacks, Small Chops, Soups, Stews, Beans, Plantain, Yam, Drinks, Salads and Kids recipes. So you have nothing to lose but so much to gain for purchasing this wonderful Nigerian cookbook today. You can use the address of your office, Church, Mosque, home or even your friend’s address, we would deliver the book within 2-3 working days if you live in Nigeria and 3-4 weeks for Other countries of the world. Pepper is not meant to overburden your palate, but to stimulate it with an interplay of flavors, and to bring your mouth to life.There are 16 soup recipes, 5 rice recipes, 12 small chops and snack recipes, 7 drink recipes, 6 yam recipes, 6 breakfast recipes and so much more. So, roll up your sleeves, gather your ingredients, and prepare to embark on a flavorful journey through the heart of Nigeria.