Kitchen Butterfly https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/ My Guide to Food - Exploring and Mapping intersections between Nigerian Cuisine and Foods of the World Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:58:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.kitchenbutterfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-icon-fish-100px.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kitchen Butterfly https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/ 32 32 83406793 In Season | Pumpkins and Pumpkin Recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/in-season-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-season-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/in-season-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-recipes/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:58:31 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=295308 A round-up of the pumpkin recipes I’ve published over the years, and journeys I’ve taken! From spice blends and other companion ingredients like maple syrup, inclusion of pumpkin puree in Nigerian recipes, I enjoy seeing the possibilities.

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/in-season-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-recipes/feed/ 0 295308 In Season | Blackberry-Lime Jelly Cheesecake https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/blackberry-cheesecake-jelly-verrines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blackberry-cheesecake-jelly-verrines https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/blackberry-cheesecake-jelly-verrines/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:33:07 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=3040 ….with a crisp almond & brown sugar topping and lime I sit down and write, a part of my journey, a place in my daily struggles to find who I am. I want to know me, in my entirety and what I want. I want to walk this earth with gratitude but also fired up...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/blackberry-cheesecake-jelly-verrines/feed/ 48 3040 An Introduction to Acha, Fonio https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/introduction-to-acha-fonio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introduction-to-acha-fonio https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/introduction-to-acha-fonio/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:36:50 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=15726 The first time I hear about Acha, its 2014, and from a doctor friend of mine in Port Harcourt. She has gorgeous red hair and used to live in the north of Nigeria. We talk about my love for Arewa cuisine and she tells me about ‘hungry rice’, how she loves it. Its 2016 when...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/introduction-to-acha-fonio/feed/ 14 15726 A Guide to a Nigerian Mushroom Tuber, Ósú https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-guide-to-a-nigerian-mushroom-tuber-osu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-guide-to-a-nigerian-mushroom-tuber-osu https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-guide-to-a-nigerian-mushroom-tuber-osu/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:29:50 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=295232 I grew up in Nigeria, where mushrooms weren’t a feature in the kitchen, or at the table. Years later, I’d learn that mushrooms were present, fresh and dried in kitchens across Nigeria, in the southeast, and in the southwest. The first and second photos are by James Ransom, my friend and photographer who took the...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-guide-to-a-nigerian-mushroom-tuber-osu/feed/ 0 295232 A Brief History of Corn Mosa in Nigeria https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-corn-mosa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigerian-corn-mosa https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-corn-mosa/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:13:40 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=295077 This is Nigerian corn mosa, and I wager it is connected to hot water cornbread from the American South. For now, let’s begin with corn mosa. It is one of two mosas, fritters I know in Nigeria. The other one is plantain or banana mosa, part of the quartet or sextuplet of Nigerian Small Chops....

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-corn-mosa/feed/ 0 295077 Sapala & Prawns, by Photos https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/sapala-prawns-by-photos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sapala-prawns-by-photos https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/sapala-prawns-by-photos/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:57:18 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=15100 The post Sapala & Prawns, by Photos appeared first on Kitchen Butterfly.

]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/sapala-prawns-by-photos/feed/ 0 15100 Grilled Corn with Scent leaf-Coconut-Feta Sauce https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/grilled-corn-scent-leaf-coconut-cream-feta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grilled-corn-scent-leaf-coconut-cream-feta https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/grilled-corn-scent-leaf-coconut-cream-feta/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:48:00 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=13246 I love my corn. I’ve been known to run after sellers, craving it with such desperation, one might wonder if the cravings are of a more primal, pregnancy sort. Alas, I like fresh and sweet, juicy too. I like to chew the kernels off and suck the warm, salty liquid from the core. Please judge...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/grilled-corn-scent-leaf-coconut-cream-feta/feed/ 0 13246 A Round-up of Corn Recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-round-up-of-corn-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-round-up-of-corn-recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-round-up-of-corn-recipes/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:37:28 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=294996 I have a few good corn recipes and how-tos on Kitchen Butterfly, and to make it easy, here’s a round up of them. You’ll find notes on corn/ maize in Nigeria to using all parts of the corn, street food and snacks with corn, and more. I hope to add more corn posts soon.

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/a-round-up-of-corn-recipes/feed/ 0 294996 The Almost Complete Guide to Corn/ Maize in Nigeria https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-almost-complete-guide-to-corn-maize-in-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-almost-complete-guide-to-corn-maize-in-nigeria https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-almost-complete-guide-to-corn-maize-in-nigeria/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:30:39 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=20704 I love corn. In Nigeria, sweetcorn isn’t at the fore of corn consumption, at least not for corn consumed fresh. You’ll find starchier, more waxy varieties like flint, and dent. And I’ve written several recipes about corn, from perspectives of how it’s classically used in Nigeria to contemporary New Nigerian explorations. I recent went to...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-almost-complete-guide-to-corn-maize-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 20704 The Wide World of Jollof Rice https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-wide-world-of-jollof-rice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wide-world-of-jollof-rice https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-wide-world-of-jollof-rice/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:29:25 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=294919 This post was first written for Food & Wine in 2021. As at the end of 2024, it was no longer available or accessible on their website. This spiced red rice dish is loved across the coast of West Africa, with diasporic expressions across the Atlantic. Jollof rice is the most popular rice dish south...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-wide-world-of-jollof-rice/feed/ 0 294919 An A to Z of All Edible Berries (As Many as I can find!) https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/an-a-to-z-of-all-edible-berries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-a-to-z-of-all-edible-berries https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/an-a-to-z-of-all-edible-berries/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:41:43 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=294897 Berries have always fascinated me, and it seems like I come across a new one every week. Yesterday, it was the thimbleberry to my utter delight, thanks to a post on Threads. In my back garden, we’re blessed with a couple of Saskatoon berry trees. This year, we harvested 5 pounds, about half, or less...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/an-a-to-z-of-all-edible-berries/feed/ 0 294897 Soups of Hunters, Fishers, … https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/soups-of-hunters-fishers-gatherers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soups-of-hunters-fishers-gatherers https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/soups-of-hunters-fishers-gatherers/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:39:16 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=294787 …and hopefully gatherers someday. I’m forever seeing threads of connection across a variety of foods and drinks, practices, and more. Like this set. While doing some research for a piece on spices, I came across English Poacher’s Soup and it made me think of hunting and game. And that made me think of Nigerian Fisherman’s...

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