Here are 20 popular Nigerian street foods:
1. Suya - grilled skewered meat seasoned with a spicy peanut marinade.
2. Akara - deep-fried bean cakes made from black-eyed peas or cowpeas.
3. Puff puff - deep-fried dough balls, similar to beignets or doughnuts.
4. Gala - a popular grab-and-go snack consisting of a sausage roll wrapped in a flaky pastry.
5. Roasted plantain - ripe plantains roasted or grilled until caramelized and soft.
6. Boli - roasted plantain served with spicy pepper sauce.
7. Chin chin - deep-fried sweet or savory crunchy dough cubes.
8. Kilishi - dried and spiced beef jerky.
9. Moi moi - steamed bean pudding made from black-eyed peas, often stuffed with fish or meat.
10. Roasted corn - corn on the cob roasted over an open fire.
11. Coconut candy - sweet coconut shavings coated in sugar syrup.
12. Abacha - a traditional Igbo salad made with cassava shavings, palm oil, and various toppings.
13. Cornmeal pap (Akamu/Ogi) - a light porridge made from fermented corn or maize flour.
14. Sardine bread - bread filled with sardines, onions, and spicy pepper sauce.
15. Gizdodo - a mixture of fried plantains, gizzards, and bell peppers in a spicy tomato sauce.
16. Akamu and akara - combining the bean cakes with cornmeal pap.
17. Akamu and moimoi - serving bean pudding with cornmeal pap.
18. Kokoro - crunchy and sweet cornmeal snacks.
19. Okpa - a popular street food in the eastern part of Nigeria made from Bambara groundnut flour.
20. Nkwobi - spicy cow feet or goat meat spiced with aromatic seasonings and served as a small plate snack.
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