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What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by salako: 8:08pm On Oct 11, 2005
United Kingdom - "Chicken Tikka Masala"
Kenya - "Ugali"
Italy - "Pasta"
Brazil - "Feijoada"
Jordan - "Watermelon & Feta Cheese"
S. Korea - "Kimchi"
Jamaica - "Ackee & Saltfish"

Nigeria - "?"

What is it that tickles Nigerias taste-buds?
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by hotangel2(f): 3:18am On Oct 12, 2005
Nigeria has sooo many official dish.

Hausa--> Tuwo and mian Kuka
Igbo---> Akpu and draw soup
Yoruba---> Amala ati ewedu
Yoruba and Igbo ---> Iyan ati efo.


Gosh The list goes on and on. Nigerian dont have AN OFFICIAL DISH! we have too many!
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Scorpio(f): 7:34pm On Oct 31, 2005
Egusi soup and pounded yam grin cheesy, but then they can just pick out one dish from each of the major tribes
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Seun(m): 7:38pm On Oct 31, 2005
I second that. Pounded yam with egusi stew! smiley
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by damygurl(f): 11:07pm On Oct 31, 2005
i'm all 4 pounded yam with veggie soup!!!!!!! not just any veggie soup but d one dats got everything and gon make u bite ur tongue!!!!!!
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Scorpio(f): 11:10pm On Oct 31, 2005
i found my fellow pounded yam and eguisi lovers hehe cheesy so would this be the official dish of NL? Seun, wat do you say cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Seun(m): 2:46pm On Jul 16, 2006
Here's a suggestion. Why don't you send my some pounded yam and egusi soup for an official taste test? cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Scorpio(f): 5:23am On Jul 18, 2006
last time i checked, i haven't had pounded yam in over 2years, it would be real nice if you sent some to me for sampling cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by debosky(m): 5:25am On Jul 18, 2006
yes oh, i concur, make poundo and egusi official dish

only consequence is probably more potbellies grin
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Txlonghorn(m): 5:29am On Jul 18, 2006
Obim makes the best pounded yam and draw soup. kiss I can just smell it now tongue
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by omoge(f): 5:16pm On Jul 19, 2006
hotangel, lol,
you are right,

Hausa--- mian kukah de dawadawa with tuwon
don't forget, they love kerikeshi too.


come to think of it, more nigerian love rice than pounded yam now.
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by danielle: 12:49pm On Sep 09, 2006
na garri nau,who nodey chop garri for naija,it knows no boundaries or tribe!
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by EmemJU(f): 2:20pm On Sep 09, 2006
You are right, every tribe eats garri. Every tribe eats melon too tho it may be cooked differently.
What is Nigeria's national dish? Garri. Hey let's start asking that in Social Studies in schools. Lol.
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Scorpio(f): 9:32pm On Sep 09, 2006
every tribe has yam na,,,n where's there's yam, there's pounded yam. abi i lie?
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by nilla(f): 9:34pm On Sep 09, 2006
every tribe eats rice.

and we all love jollof rice so the official dish should be jollof rice and suya
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by carlysia(f): 11:20pm On Sep 09, 2006
pounded yam and egushi stew
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by jayjaync(f): 4:29pm On Sep 11, 2006
lol na ondo pple ful this place oh!!cool sha!but cometo think of it every tribe's kid loves rice
so may be rice and stew

but though pounded yam aint bad but it doesnt match hausa,i mean it just dont flow with them!!!so i guess rice and stew is common everywhere,even in mama put, lol but its true
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by nilla(f): 2:30pm On Sep 14, 2006
true talk jayjay(nc)
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by IroroRoyal(f): 3:13am On Sep 23, 2006
i'm 4 BANGA soup & Eba grin grin
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by ladex142(m): 11:25pm On Sep 29, 2006
Pounded yam with egusi+efo soup cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by snazzydawn(f): 9:03pm On Oct 01, 2006
I think it should be garri, everyone eats garri.
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by ladex142(m): 11:56pm On Oct 01, 2006
But gari is considered to be poor man's food, how can that be Nigeria's Official National Dish,
But i love Gari and Epa sha cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by izoneb(f): 3:40am On Oct 02, 2006
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ladex142:

Pounded yam with egusi+efo soup cheesy
I support
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Oracle(m): 2:12am On Oct 03, 2006
I know for sure that Rice is the most popular food in the world
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by dblock(m): 2:17am On Oct 03, 2006
Amala sucks don't insult yoruba people (maybe i should speak for meself), i remmember when i was in naija and my aunty would be like hey Tope lunch is ready and i'd be like what did you cook and she'd say amala and i'd say I pass, i'll skip lunch today I went tons of days with no lunch
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by debosky(m): 8:04am On Oct 03, 2006
pounded yam with egusi+ugu and nice goat meat and 404 on top. grin
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by ladex142(m): 7:03pm On Oct 03, 2006
what's 404 cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by nilla(f): 6:23am On Oct 07, 2006
dog meat
ladex142:

what's 404 cheesy
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by izoneb(f): 8:00am On Oct 07, 2006
oh!
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by Scorpio(f): 1:01pm On Oct 08, 2006
debosky:

pounded yam with egusi+ugu and nice goat meat and 404 on top. grin
u had me until d 404 part, do u eat that too? undecided
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by gigitte(f): 12:27am On Oct 09, 2006
1.INDOMIE NOODLES

then maybe
rice and stew
poundo and egusi w. bushmeat
jollof rice
suya
supreme ice cream lol or mr biggs fried rice
Re: What Is Or Should Be Nigeria's Official National Dish? by ThoniaSlim(f): 1:18pm On Dec 24, 2006
i guess pounded yam and vegetable soup undecided

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