Nigerian cuisine is diverse due to Nigeria's ethnic diversity. Common staple foods include yams, rice, millet, and lentils. Popular dishes include isu (boiled yams), Nigerian stew made with fish or chicken and vegetables, and jollof rice, which is rice cooked with tomatoes and peppers. Common fruits are oranges, pineapples, and bananas, while popular vegetables include peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Meats eaten include beef, turkey, chicken, goat, and seafood. Common drinks are palm wine from palm trees, imported beer and wine, and local fruit juices and punches like zobo made from boiled leaves.

1. Nigerian food and drinks

3. When a Nigerian Family cooks they cook for not only the whole family but for any body else who stops by.

4. The great flavors of Nigerian food were mainly due to trade.

5. The main foods for trade were Rice, lentils, and millet

6. The trade for food products was established in the 1400's

7. Oranges, pineapples, and bananas are the main fruits in Nigeria.

8. Peppers, tomatoes, and onions are the main vegetables in Nigeria

9. Meats include cow, turkey, chicken, goat, and various sea foods

10. A large part of Nigeria is in the Tropics. This makes it easier to get fresh produce.

12. Because of this it is hard to determine the country's most popular dish

13. Although being so ethnically diverse, Yoruba makes up the biggest section of Nigeria.

14. The symbol of Yoruba is the yam

15. Yams are eaten on regular days, and yams are also eaten on religious holidays.

17. Nigerian stew is another popular dish. The meat in the stew is almost always thinly sliced fish fillets. Although it could be substituted with chicken. Other ingredients include chopped onions, bell peppers, water, and tomato paste.

18. Jollof rice is the most common rice in Nigeria. It is mainly rice that is cooked with ground tomatoes and or peppers. The rice could be made spicy or sweet, but most of the time jollof rice is spicy.

20. Suya is basically a kabob but is much hotter than a normal kabob. I consists of spiced meat on a stick with various vegetables.

21. Chin Chin is a very popular Nigerian snack that is made of small squares of sugared dough that is fried in oil.

24. Palm wine is made from the juices of palm trees.

25. Nigeria has its own fruit drinks such as pineapple and orange juice.

26. Nigeria has its own fruit drink called Zobo. It is a fruit punch liquid made by boiling leaves to form a concentrated liquid, then add water.