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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Deep-fried Black-eyed peas and onion patties, served inside of a bun with fresh vegetables
Akara
Corn starch fermented pudding. Make sure: no milk is used
Ogi or Akamu
Black-eyed peas stew made of with tomatoes, chili and fried plantains chunks. Make sure: no crayfish is used
Ewa Dodo
Boiled and pounded yam
Iyan
Mashed yams and/or cassava flour
Amala
Cassava/semolina with green plantain flour
Fufu
Porridge made from sorghum, corn and sugar
Garri
Salty steamed black-eyed peas buns, made with peppers, onions and spices. Make sure: no crayfish is used
Moi Moi
Deep fried wheat puffs with sugar
Puff Puff
Dried hibiscus drink with pineapple and ginger
Zobo Drink
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Rice with tomato paste, chili, peppers and spices. To veganize: ask for no meat or fish to be added
Jollof Rice
Yam based dish with onion, peppers, tomato and crayfish or crab. To veganize: ask for no crayfish and crab
Asaro
Cooked beans and Plantains with tomato sauce, spices and crayfish. To veganize: ask for no crayfish or shrimp to be added
Ewe Agoyin
Roasted plantains with fish and tomato-based sauce. To veganize: ask for different sauce without fish
Boli or Bole
Green leaves soup made with crayfish. To veganize: ask to make this without crayfish
Ewedu Soup
Fried rice with vegetables and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat, fish or eggs
Fried Rice
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
A soup made from melon seeds and meat/fish
Egusi Soup
Spinach stew with meat and fish
Efo Riro
Wheat roll with egg inside
Scotch Dough
Sweet dough balls usually made with milk and/or eggs
