Breakfast is typically the first and most important meal of a day, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day’s work.
In Nigeria, breakfast foods range from light to heavy, depending on the type of food source.
1. Akara/Beans/Moin-Moin and Akamu
Moin-Moin and Akara are both meals made from pureed beans and spicy ingredients, full of proteins, light and refreshing. There’s just something about Akara and Moin-Moin that makes them perfect for breakfast. Akara is a common street food that can be found on any street corner all around Nigeria. Akamu is a cornmeal custard that pairs perfectly with Akara or moin moin.
2. Yam and Egg sauce
Boiled or fried yam and egg sauce is a usual suspect on the tables of Nigerians. It is quite filling and can last you the whole day, if not careful. Egg sauce is an easy-to-prepare Nigerian sauce made by sautéing tomatoes and eggs. The combo can actually be eaten anytime.
3. Dumame
Dumame is a popular breakfast meal in the northern region of the country, is prepared from leftover tuwo and can be prepared together with the stew or left to eaten as swallow.
4. Tea and bread
No introductions needed. Children, adults, the elderly, everyone loves Nigerian tea and bread. The tea is made out of cocoa and milk, while the bread can be toasted or eaten with a spread.
5. Indomie and egg
Indomie is an extremely popular instant noodle brand in Nigeria, so popular that it has become the household name for all instant noodles. People can get very creative when preparing Indomie, and usually pair it with fried or boiled egg.
6. Bread and Beans
Bread and beans or Ewa agoyin is native to the Yoruba people but it is also one of the foods every struggling Nigerian knows well.
7.Okpa
Okpa is the local name for Bambara nuts. It is also the name of the boiled pudding made with the Bambara nut powder. Although okpa is very easy to make, hardly anybody makes their own okpa, rather most people feel it’s not worth the trouble to make it at home so they buy from the numerous okpa vendors. It is mostly sold in the eastern part of Nigeria. Okpa is very filling and can keep hunger away until lunch. It is excellent for diabetics.
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