35 Mouth Watering Nigerian Street Foods You Have Certainly Tried

One thing is guaranteed for sure, Nigeria street foods are the most delicious food you will ever eat in Nigeria. Every Nigerian has had one or two if not all the listed street foods. The varieties of Nigerian food and diverse taste makes you comeback for more.Nigerians are lovers of tasty foods. There are certain foods we cannot do without whether it is Meshai (fried noodle and egg) joints or the akara (beans cake) seller, our love for street food cannot be quenched.Street food in Nigeria is on another level. They could serve you as a meal on the go, a snack or an appetizer. Either because, we were stuck in traffic or we suddenly crave these food. Nigeria street foods have a unique flavor that you cannot find anywhere else.Here are some of the best local dishes, both easy on the palate and pocket, that Lagos has to serve up.
1. Okpa- This is a popular street food from the Eastern part of Nigeria. It is made from Bambara nuts that has been dried and grinded to flour. It taste really good,

2. Boiled & roasted corn & pear — You will always find boiled corn sold with pear or coconut, they do not taste same everywhere. However, when carefully roasted, there are no dark or burnt patches and are freshly made probably because the sellers are experienced in the process. Roasted corn is soft and crispy, unlike some, which may stands the taste of time before they taken to the market for sale or roasting.

3. Akara — Akara is a deep fried Nigerian meal made with ground (peeled)beans and spices. It can be eaten as breakfast, lunch or dinner.

4. Guguru and epa — On some sunny afternoons, you would find vendors swing by selling guguru (popcorn) and epa (groundnut).

5. Kunu — Kunu, also known as Kunu Zaki, is a non-alcoholic Nigerian beverage made of germinated grain known as millet. This drink is popular in Northern Nigeria and prepared mostly by the Hausas. The key ingredient used in preparing kunu, millet, is very nutritious and beneficial to human health, thus making kunu a very nutritional drink.

6. Zobo — Zobo drink is a familiar beverage loved by Nigerians. It is produced from dried Hibiscus leaves. This bright red drink is loved both for every day and as a refreshment drink in parties. This drink has many advantages: available, affordable, tasty, refreshing and have a lot healthy benefit

7. Fura de Nono — Fura da Nono as the Hausas call it or Fura de nunu as the majority of Nigerians choose to refer to it, is a very healthy and satisfying food. Nono or Nunu is a local yogurt with thick lumps produced from the fermentation of cow milk.

8. Ewa Agoyin — Ewa Agoyin is simply plain cooked beans served with tomato and pepper stew.

9. Roasted Yam

10. Fried Yam, Plantain & Potatoes

11. Eko — Also known as Agidi is called corn meal in English. It can be eaten with moi or pepper soup, whichever tickle you taste buds.

12. Ogi — Ogi is a fermented cereal pudding from Nigeria, typically made from maize, sorghum, or millet.Traditionally, the grains are soaked in water for up to three days, before wet milling and sieving to remove husks. The filtered cereal is then allowed to ferment for up to three days until sour. It is then boiled into a pap, or cooked to make a creamy pudding. It may be eaten with Moin Moin or Akara.

13. Roasted plantain & pepper sauce — popularly known as Bole in Port Harcourt. It is a proper lunch everyday in Ph city.

14. Roasted Plantain and groundnut — This a go to on the streets of Lagos. Popularly called Boli and Epa

15. Gala and Lacasera

16. Pure Bliss biscuit

17. Moi- Moi — Moi Moi is a cooked bean pudding made from grounded peeled beans, onion and other spices. Street Moi Moi is very delicious, it is either wrapped in leaves or nylon.

18. Agege bread — Agege bread is a popular Nigerian bread. You can eat Agege bread in many ways.With Akara, Ewa agoyin, Moi moi

19. Kpokpo garri — Kpokpo garri is eaten mainly by the Itsekiri, Ijaw Isoko and Urhobo people. It is their special snack and they don’t joke with it. It can also be eaten with various things depending on your choice. But the commonly used is groundnut. Though some like it with spiced grilled fish.

20. Pepper snail

21. Edible worms — This street food is a delicacy with kpokpo garri. Mostly popular with the southern region in Nigeria. It is a snack that the people love to eat all the time.The worms are delicious, proteinous and nutrient dense.

22. Kilishi — Kilishi (also Kilichi) is the spicy Nigerian Beef Jerky, another gift from Northern Nigeria. This is one of those Nigerian street foods that you can eat till your chin pain you yet you will not want to stop.

24. Beske — Also a very popular delicacy. This Nigeria street food is very tasty snack made from cheese or soy curds. It’s simply fried cheese or soy curds and it’s really popular in certain regions across the country especially in places where wara is being sold.

26. Wara — Wara is traditionally made by adding a coagulant called bomubomu in the Yoruba language, to fresh boiling cow’s milk to curdle it. It is the most populat street food in Kwara state.

27. Meshai — This is one of Nigeria street foods made by a vendor who makes fried noodles with egg and other ingredients, Its most peoples go to breakfast or dinner.

28. Puff Pufff — Puff Puff is a local Nigerian food, it’s always spongy, fluffy and delicious. It’s made with flour mixed with sugar and other ingredients.

29. Plantain chips — they are mostly sold on traffic jam.

30. Chin chin — Chin Chin is a crunchy deep-fried snack that originated from Nigeria. It is an ideal light refreshment for you and your guests.

31. Garden Egg and Groundnut paste

32. Abacha — Abacha is one of the best Nigerian street food. it is known as African Salad and its a popular Nigerian snack made with dried shredded cassava and other ingredients. You’ll always see Abacha vendors on the streets or around some market angles.

33. Kuli kuli — This is a groundnut snacks rolled into shapes and mixed with different spices.

34. Ukwa — African breadfruit (ukwa) is definitely one of the popular Igbo foods, so it is well worth a good place on a list of foods eaten by the people of Igbo . It can be eaten fried or soaked for a long time to be boiled and make into porridege.

35. Suya — Suya is a popular Nigerian barbecued meat, fish or chicken. You will always find ‘Mai Suya’ — Suya sellers at almost every street angle.

Which of these street foods is your best?