Food Stories


September 20, 2016

How Elubo is Made – Yam Flour (Amala-Isu)

Yam flour (àmàlà isu) This is the most common type of àmàlà. The flour used is derived from yam. Yam, a common name for species in the genus Dioscorea, is grown in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Oceania and Latin America. 95% […]
September 22, 2016

Best Place to Have Amala in Lagos

Lagos is a very busy mega-city, with the blue collars working from daylight till sunset and because sometimes they’re so tired from all the work they do, and jollof rice doesn’t do it for them always. So they have to […]
September 22, 2016

How to prepare a hot bowl of Amala

Usually eaten alongside soups such as ewedu, gbegiri, okra and more, amala is one of the lightest ‘swallows’ making it easily digestible. Often times, folks find amala a little tricky to make owing to the lumps that can formed if […]
June 29, 2018
How to Prepare Akara With Abebi Beans Flour

How to Prepare Akara With Abebi Beans Flour

Ingredients * 250g of Abebi Beans Flour * Chopped Raw pepper (Ata rodo) * Pinch of Salt to taste * 1/2 of a medium onion – chopped * Oil for frying DIRECTION * Combine the beans flour with 1/4 cup […]