Nigerian cooking — the most populous country in Africa with over 250 ethnic groups — encompasses the most diverse set of culinary traditions on the continent. The Yoruba (Southwest), Igbo (Southeast), and Hausa-Fulani (North) are the three largest ethnic groups, each with distinct culinary identities. The Yoruba tradition in particular is the most directly connected to the diaspora — Yoruba people were transported in disproportionate numbers during the slave trade's later period, making Yoruba cooking the most recognisable West African culinary thread in Brazil (where Candomblé preserved Yoruba religious food traditions) and Cuba (where Santería preserved them).
The Nigerian culinary tradition — its core techniques.
WEST AFRICAN CULINARY TRADITION — DEEP EXTRACTION