Top Ten Street Foods Saving Nigerian Lives


 An essential component of the culture is street cuisine. It is delectable, reasonably priced, and widely accessible.

In addition to sating your appetite, street food has historically been a vital component of survival, particularly in difficult times.

Here are ten Nigerian street meals that have been life-saving.

1. Suya


Suya is grilled beef or ram topped with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and cabbage. Old newspapers are frequently used for serving it.

2. Ewa agoyin


Beans are boiled until they are extremely soft and sloppy to make ewa agoyin. A spicy sauce is provided with the mashed beans.It frequently comes with Agege bread.

3. Abacha


The dish abacha is very well-liked in the eastern region of Nigeria. It consists of a mixture of shredded, dried cassava, garden eggs, onions, African oil bean seeds, and utazi leaves. Additionally, it includes proteins found in meat, fish, and crayfish.

4. Boli


Plantains are roasted in boli. It frequently comes with a pepper sauce topped with grilled fish, ponmo, and pork. 

5. Akara


Akara is a crispy, deep-fried bean cake. It's often enjoyed with bread or pap.

6. Moi Moi


A steamed bean pudding is called moi moi. Fish and eggs are often employed as garnishes.

7. Roasted yam


In Nigeria, roasted yam is a common street snack. It is frequently consumed with beef-based pepper sauce.

8. Fried yam


Another type of yam sold on the street is fried yam, often known as dundun. You can eat it by itself or with pepper sauce, just like roasted yam.

9. Puff Puff


A spongy, deep-fried, brownish snack is called a puff puff. Butter, eggs, buttermilk, yeast, and vegetable oil are the ingredients.

10. Agege bread


Agege bread comes from Lagos, Nigeria, it is soft, white, and dense. It is frequently eaten with butter or a hot bean stew called ewa agoyin.