Nigeria has a variety of delicious and nutritious food made from fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood and their preparation depends greatly on the types of the food.  Food and drinks in Nigeria is more of geographical location, tribes or ethnic groups. This is so because Nigeria is a big country with more than 250 different tribes and this simply means that the country has more than 200 variety of local food and drinks.

Generally, there are some common food stuff such as rice, beans or peas, plantain etc; that are being eaten all over the country. However, a visit to Nigeria will enable you to experience traditional Nigerian food and no matter what your taste is, Nigeria has something for you to suit your appetite.

Fast Food Nigerian food is typical of that found throughout West Africa, with regional variations. In the north, meat is more popular than in other areas. There are restaurants of all varieties all over the country offering food such as pounded yam, rice & beans, jollof and fried rice etc. Although there are self-service cafes, mainly in department stores, most restaurants have table service. Alcohol is not expensive, and larger hotels and clubs have bars and cocktail lounges. To enjoy Nigerian traditional food such as pounded yam, yam flour, meat stew etc, it is advisabe to visit the local restaurants where these food are being served.

Local Food While the fast food industry is facing a period of recession in Europe and the United States, in Nigeria it is an entirely different situation. Food outlets are springing up like mushrooms in every nook and cranny of the country’s major cities. Fast food outlets such as Mr Bigg's - Nigeria's McDonalds, Tantalizers, Tastee Fried Chicken - Nigeria's KFC, and many others are all over the country. These fast food outlets sell meat pie, scotch eggs, sugared doughnut, fried chicken, hamburgers, Nigerian delicacies and soft drinks.

EUROPEAN / ORIENTAL FOOD

Both a feast for the eye and a sensation to the palate, most of the hotel restaurants in Nigerian cities offer delicious European and other foreign dishes. You will experience a sublime food and wine experience that finds its fitting complement in the luxurious elegance of Nigerian hotels.

You can also dine on traditional Nigerian cuisine at most of the hotels. There are lots of Chinese restaurants, Indian restaurants, Italian, English, French and German restaurants all over the major cities.

 by swlgc  [ at 2010-08-17 09:31:27, IP: 124.236.172.* ]

I wish to go to take a look and have some good food.

 by Cat  [ at 2010-06-28 02:26:31, IP: 69.254.144.* ]

OK..so an American white woman goes to Nigeria alone...her 9ja friends order her dinner, but don't tell her what it is...then tell me it's bushmeat. Seriously...grass cutter is da best! But, the Bitter Leaf Soup, Goat, and pounded yam at Iya Ni Wura Restaurant was a close second.

 by horpeh  [ at 2010-06-11 01:34:25, IP: 82.128.15.* ]

nigerian food na d bst.tell pple that doesnt eat to start nw.i lov solid food

 by ROSE  [ at 2010-04-25 20:26:11, IP: 109.128.200.* ]

Please, I am looking for recipe of nigerian food called Moi-Moi, I ate it when i was invited in party, it was very nice. Thanks

 by angela ada  [ at 2010-04-21 12:00:56, IP: 41.155.56.* ]

@ obed dalami , i agree with u nigera have very colourful food and its nothing like it is in the picture above , but see page 12 of come to nigeria mag u would love the pix there

 by Adedayor Adedeji  [ at 2010-04-20 09:33:55, IP: 80.239.243.* ]

My name is Adedayor i am a native of ode-omu i just want say Hi.. to all the people of ode-omu, and to say that I love you all. ..... !

 by Ajide Azeez  [ at 2010-04-20 09:29:03, IP: 80.239.243.* ]

My name is Azeez i am a native of Erin-Osun, today i just want to greet the people of Erin-Osun that I love you all................!!

 by angela ada  [ at 2010-04-18 15:59:07, IP: 41.155.43.* ]

nigerians have lovely eating habits, unlike other countries are food is highly nuritious .

 by marisa  [ at 2010-04-07 19:19:45, IP: 41.211.232.* ]

They couldn't have made a better web page than this!

 by Yusuf Baba  [ at 2010-03-17 05:03:00, IP: 41.206.15.* ]

You are very correct Danlami, but you can send them some of your samples so that others may benefit.

 by Obed Danlami  [ at 2010-03-16 17:02:55, IP: 76.9.100.* ]

Very fascinating site but I think we have more local foods than what we have here. I am in the US and the sight of foods look thesame with what we have here. We can have amala, tuwo and eba on local plates. I think they will depict our rich culture and heritage more

 by uyi  [ at 2010-02-10 11:46:09, IP: 41.217.65.* ]

@ karima really u should come check out my restuarant is in lagos got alot of good and mouth watery dishes,anytime you are ready.

 by packman  [ at 2010-01-13 12:24:13, IP: 94.168.49.* ]

There are quite lots of German, Thai, Chinese, India, Mexican etc restaurants in Lagos, Abuja etc...I will soon put up a list of some of these restaurants for you guys!

 by Karimah  [ at 2009-11-20 16:02:56, IP: 216.159.119.* ]

This is impressive I did not know Nigeria has all this interesting I must add.

 by Hamza Ibrahim  [ at 2009-11-20 11:38:28, IP: 87.242.155.* ]

Ayodele,
You too should be able to contribute to origin of some of the Nigeria foods on the page. I will send mine. I think this people have tried we need as a community to help add more information to this website.

 by ayodele  [ at 2009-11-19 11:34:03, IP: 81.199.46.* ]

Let us know the origin of each nigerian local food

 by SURESH KUMAR  [ at 2009-09-27 08:01:03, IP: 202.134.8.* ]

Nigerian people is not using any spices for mixing with food, i mean hot chilly ,salt ,pepper etc. where is situated indian restaurent, there is available south indian food also, pls advice me.for me no problem i can eat all kind of food, i think i like Nigerian local food very much.

 by Moses Ola John  [ at 2009-09-25 06:46:11, IP: 79.199.68.* ]

Really!German restaurant in Nigeria, could you please inform me where the restaurant is in both lagos and other places?
Thanks
Jo

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