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Based on the descriptions, can you name these Nigerian foods and drinks?
Some of these dishes are popular across West Africa as a whole, as opposed to solely Nigeria
The answers do not necessarily have to be of Nigerian origin in order to have been developed as Nigerian cuisine
Swallows are a category of dough-like food made of cooked starchy vegetables and/or grains, and are typically enjoyed with soups/stews
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Staple tomato, pepper and scotch bonnet rice dish of Senegalese origin
Jollof rice
West African fried doughnut balls, often sprinkled with sugar
Puff-puff
Common swallow prepared from boiled yams using a pestle and mortar
Pounded yam
Very popular stew that uses ground melon seeds as flavouring
Ẹ̀gúṣí
Yoruba term for fried plantains that shares its name with an extinct bird
Dodo
Slightly sour, yellow swallow made using garri (cassava grains)
Ẹ̀bà
Mixed soft drink with bitters and citrus
Chapman
Sticky cassava swallow of Ghanaian origin
Fufu
Pastry containing minced meat, potatoes and carrots
Meat pie
Yoruba mashed beans dish
Ewa
Common West African side dish of rice cooked with the 'milk' of this fruit
Coconut rice
Swallow that is brown as it is made using dried yams
Àmàlà
Yoruba steamed bean pudding containing onions, peppers, spices (and often eggs and fish), which is wrapped in leaves
Moin-moin
Popular malt drink originally developed for the Nigerian army
Supermalt
Rice dish with vegetables, stock and curry powder (Hint: think about Chinese cuisine)
Fried rice
'Ogbono soup' is a dish made from the ground dry seeds of this fruit
Mango
Indonesian instant noodle brand popular in West Africa
Indomie
Snack of fried pieces of dough (Hint: same word repeated twice)
Chin chin
Soft, sweet white bread named after a town in Lagos
Agege bread
Smoked, spiced meat skewers similar to kebab
Suya
Hibiscus drink often flavoured with pineapple, ginger, and other spices
Zobo
'Nkwobi' is an Igbo delicacy of spicy cow ____
Feet
Fried gizzards and plantains in a pepper sauce
Gizdodo
Fried doughnut of Hausa origin that is soaked in honey, sugar or lemon syrup
Alkaki
Assortment of party finger foods such as spring rolls, samosas and no. 2
Small chops
Alcoholic beverage prepared using the sap of this type of tree
Palm wine
Spinach stew which roughly translates from Yoruba to 'stewed leaf vegetable'
Efo riro
Cowpea/black-eyed pea fritters
Àkàrà
'Asun' is a dish of spiced, barbecued ____ meat
Goat
Fermented corn cereal pudding with a sour taste
Ogi
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