A FOOD TRADITION
Hausa Cuisine
A northern Nigerian tradition centered on grains, legumes, dairy, dried meats, spice-rich sauces, and griddled foods.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Hausa Spiced Rice
Rice is cooked with beef, tomato, onion, aromatics, chili, cumin, and broth or water into a savory Hausa-style rice dish.
Kilishi
Kilishi is thinly sliced beef coated with a seasoned peanut-and-chili paste and dried, producing a firm spiced meat snack.
Kunu Aya
Kunu aya is a Hausa Nigerian beverage made by blending soaked tiger nuts with water and commonly sweetening and flavoring the drink.
Kunu Zaki
Kunu Zaki is a sweet, lightly spiced Nigerian millet beverage made by soaking, milling, straining, and often fermenting millet before dilution and sweetening.
Kunun Gyada
Kunun Gyada is a Hausa peanut beverage or soft porridge prepared by blending peanuts with rice, water, ginger, and sugar.
Masa
Masa is a fermented rice batter cake cooked on a griddle with yeast, sugar, and vegetable oil.
Miyan Kubewa
A hot Nigerian okra soup made with okra, aromatics, oil, and commonly meat or dried fish.
Miyan Kuka
Miyan Kuka is a simmered Sahelian soup built around powdered baobab leaves with seasoned meat or dried fish, onion, chili, and oil.
Miyan Taushe
A thick Nigerian pumpkin soup commonly prepared with pumpkin, ground peanuts, leafy greens, aromatics, oil, and meat.
Miyan Wake
A Nigerian bean soup centered on cooked cowpeas with onion, oil, and optional meat or fish.
Miyan Zogale
A Hausa-style moringa leaf soup commonly prepared with groundnut, meat, tomatoes, onion, oil, water, and salt.
Suya
Suya is a Nigerian Hausa-style street food of spiced beef skewers grilled over heat and commonly served with sliced onions or other garnishes.
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