This year I have my partners family as well as mine for Christmas lunch, although I am making traditional English food, I would love to offer Nigerian food also.

Can anyone help me here please, what things should I offer?

Thanks

nosillA xx

That depends. You didn't say if they are Nigerians and what part they are from. Their ethnic group will provide a clue as to what they consider suitable. You may check out the thread on Nigerian recipes and see if you find something to your taste. Nigerian recipes can be a little tricky to pull off though.

Maybe you should try things like rice and stew which will basicaly be in your comfort zone then add some little Nigerian stuffs like Moi-Moi, bush-meat (smoked rabbits will do just fine) and such like. That way you will convey a feeling of homliness to them and you realy don't have to stray to far from what you already know.

I will help you with this

@tomx . My partner and his family are Nigerian and from Lagos. I do make a very nice stew (unless he just says that to keep me happy lol).

@Leilah I have mailed you.

nosillA xx

Don't forget some nice snails with what ever you offer.
That is totally Nigerian and I love them.

Basically I wouldn't go with anything too fancy if you're not too sure.  Why not try this website www.afrofoodtv.com its brilliant the fried rice recipe would be ideal I have tried it myself and it works really well.  I reckon this rice would suit everyone and its not complicated. Also, you could fry a few plaintains on the side and some pieces of meat fried or baked in the oven.  Know what is also a good idea, to go to the nigerian food store and get some frozen tilapia fishes, let them defrost, then in a food processor mix hot peppers, knorr cubes, curry tyme etc and some water, pour it on the fish put keep some aside in a pot casue the fish dries up and sometimes needs a little more sauce. marinate them in it for a bit. Pop the fish in the oven then until its cooked then as it is just about done slice some onions and yellow n red peppers and throw them on the fishes in the oven and just let them brown for a bit, take them out and then fry plaintains and when the plaintains are done put them around the fish. I remember making that fish dish for my sister and her husband before and they wouldn't eat it because I left the heads on   -but you're supposed to leave the heads on. Apart from that though its a nice dish, especially if alcohol drinking is involved its complements that.

Anyway hope I can be of more assistance. I'm no expert though

Thanks peeps, I have decided to make, stew, meat pies, scotch eggs, fried rice and plantain as well as traditional english Christmas lunch, I will let you all know how it went.

Merry Christmas xx

nosillA xx

Well peeps the Christmas lunch went very well, all of the African food was eaten and there was actually left overs of the traditional lunch.

Many thanks for all your help.

nosillA xx