Host a West African night
Two tables: a jollof party, and an egusi night with swallow.
A West African house does not serve jollof and egusi as one pile. Suya can be a third evening with onion and yaji. Yassa is a rice night of its own.
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Jollof party
Red rice, plantain, salad. Not egusi. Not suya as the main.
Nigerian jollof is the pot. Fried plantain. A simple salad. Chicken if you have it. The soup-and-swallow night is different.
The clock
- Stew base.
- Rice in the pot.
- Plantain. Serve.
Cook these free recipes
- Nigerian Jollof Rice — The free party rice.
Egusi night
Seed soup, pounded yam or eba. The jollof pot is washed.
Egusi is a seed soup. Pounded yam, eba, or fufu is the utensil — pinch, scoop, swallow. Rice is another night. Jollof is another night.
The clock
- Soup.
- Pound or roll the swallow.
- Water for the right hand.
Cook these free recipes
- Egusi Soup — The free soup — swallow, not jollof.
Set the rice pot or the soup and swallow in the middle. Find an asanka the same way as the pantry — a search, not a single listing that disappears.
Find an asanka on Amazon Find suya spice on Amazon
When you want the rest of the map — more rices, soups, and the party extras — Authentic West African Cuisine is the book that keeps the table going. Read how the table is set before people arrive.
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