FIVE KEY NIGERIAN INGREDIENTS
Yam
“Many in the Igbo regions celebrate yam harvest festivals and novelist Chinua Achebe described it as ‘the king of crops’. The most common edible varieties include white, soft, water and yellow yams. White yam, pounded in what looks like a humongous pestle and mortar, is a favourite for making starchy swallows to accompany soups, and is used for brunch treats such as boiled yam and eggs.”