Chronicles of Food Therapies
Category: Snacks
How to make Donkwa Popularly called Donkwa in the north of Nigeria, this corn meal snack is also called Tanfiri by the Yoruba people. It is a snack that will always evoke a lot of childhood memories for me. Dambu Nama is another tasty meat snack from the North of Nigeria, you can make it … Continue reading Donkwa
Dambu Nama (Fried Meat Floss) The recipe for Dambu Nama was once one of the best kept secret recipes from Northern Nigeria. This should top the chart of ultimate street foods from the north of Nigeria. I've had this in my draft since 2020, I was just too lazy to deal with the writers block … Continue reading Dambu Nama
I often wonder why this groundnut candy is called "Sisi Pelebe". Sisi Pelebe loosely translates as "Skinny Lady" which is funny, because these sweet treats will certainly not leave you skinny. Sisi Pelebe is definitely on top of the list of my guilty pleasures, along with Baba Dudu Coconut Sweets, Coconut Candy , Donkwa. You … Continue reading Sisi Pelebe (Groundnut Candy)
Sweet toasty chewy coconutty balls This is one of my guilty pleasures. It has been since I was in primary school, I occasionally drive a 30-35 mins trip from home just to buy sweet treats like coconut candy, sisi pelebe, shukushuku, gurundy and baked chinchin... I always carry these treats with me as gifts for … Continue reading Coconut Candy Balls
Crispy crunchy Akara bits As a child, I didn't care much for Akara. There were not many foods I cared for and Akara was one. One thing I really liked though was the crunchy bits from Akara. You know how as you scoop Akara paste into hot oil and some drops fall into the oil, … Continue reading Akara Crunchy Bits (aka Akara Chinchin)
Nigerian Style Fish Roll When I see Fish Roll, it reminds me of the sound made by tapping a fork on a glass box. And that's how some street vendors used to sell their fish roll. Just like an ice cream van once you heard that tapping you knew who was coming down the road. … Continue reading Fish Roll
My son calls them bread sausage and he prefers this to regular sausage rolls. I put him and his friends to work while making this today. And they were in such a hurry to eat it right out of the oven. I barely got a chance to photograph them. This is also called Chinese Hot … Continue reading Pigs in a Blanket
I love Kokoro Abeokuta, maybe because I'm an Egba girl. I used to look forward to someone returning from Abeokuta to bring this for me. These days it's easier to buy even in Lagos traffic. If you live in Lagos you would have seen them sold wrapped like this in traffic I've been trying to … Continue reading Kókóró Abeokuta
Lemon is my favourite citrus to cook with. It is such a versatile citrus, from sweets to savory, seafood to meats it works beautifully with almost everything. And so why not doughnuts. Twisting the dough is the twist to this doughnut. Yikes... that joke fell flat on its face. Whatever you get it... right. Anyhoo, … Continue reading Twisted Lemon Doughnuts with Lemon Syrup
Ever have those moments when you just want to snack on something? You're just peckish, you don't exactly want real food, and you don't even know what snack it is you want. That was me and my son a few moments before these delicious snacks happened. We both went to the fridge, he found bacon, … Continue reading Puff Sticks with Cinnamon Sugar
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