The One Ingredient That’s Essential to Much of Nigeria’s Cuisine

Love Akinkunle

Love is a writer and journalist who works in Project Management and Operations by day. She currently lives in Lagos, Nigeria and serves as the editor for The Luxe Digest; Africa's leading luxury publication. Her work has appeared in Travel Noire, Wear Your Voice Magazine and Eat Drink Lagos to name a few. She spent her childhood in numerous Africa cities, including Johannesburg, Dakar, Cotonou and Kano.

The One Ingredient That’s Essential to Much of Nigeria’s Cuisine

Dioscorea rotundata, or the West African yam, is an edible tuber that is essential for many of Nigeria’s cornerstone dishes.

June 24, 2021

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