Kitchen Butterfly https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/ My Guide to Food - Exploring and Mapping intersections between Nigerian Cuisine and Foods of the World Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:17:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-icon-fish-100px-32x32.jpg Kitchen Butterfly https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/ 32 32 How to make Savory Boba https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/how-to-make-savory-boba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-savory-boba https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/how-to-make-savory-boba/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 20:09:22 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=286720 For years, I’ve been dreaming about making savory boba, inspired by Nigerian usi which I grew up eating. Made from tapioca starch, water, and red palm oil, usi is like boba in that sense and my grandma Irene and my mom would make it and serve it with fresh fish pepper soup, and Banga. And...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/how-to-make-savory-boba/feed/ 0 286720 Nigerian Dessert Recipes for Easter & Beyond https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-dessert-recipes-for-easter-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigerian-dessert-recipes-for-easter-beyond https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-dessert-recipes-for-easter-beyond/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:11:11 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=12155 It wasn’t till I was an adult that I realised we didn’t have a class of ‘Nigerian desserts’. Growing up, desserts in their elaborate western form weren’t our thing. We kept it simple and fresh. Mostly. We had fresh fruit salads and cakes, Ice cream and jelly and that was mostly it. It was enough...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/nigerian-dessert-recipes-for-easter-beyond/feed/ 2 12155 Six (6) Sides & Salads for your Easter Menu, Nigerian Style https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-sides-salads-for-your-good-friday-menu-nigerian-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-6-sides-salads-for-your-good-friday-menu-nigerian-style https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-sides-salads-for-your-good-friday-menu-nigerian-style/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:33:02 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=12119 A follow-on to Good Friday recipes. First Fish, now sides and salads. To get started, read The Art of The Savoury Salad for ideas and recipes. Here’s the collection: Sauteed Greens Green/ Amaranth leaves are sauteed with smoky fish and vegetables to give a tasty result. Use spinach, kale or other greens for a similar result Recipe...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-sides-salads-for-your-good-friday-menu-nigerian-style/feed/ 1 12119 Eight (8) Good Friday Recipes with Fish https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-good-friday-recipes-with-fish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-6-good-friday-recipes-with-fish https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-good-friday-recipes-with-fish/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:21:37 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=12114 Looking for ideas to celebrate Good Friday and Nigeria moving into a new phase of life? I’ve got you covered with an array of Fish recipes, from starters to entrees and a few sides to boot. From my award-winning Suya Swordfish recipe to a Catfish Ginger Curry, you’ll have enough ideas to whip up a...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/six-6-good-friday-recipes-with-fish/feed/ 0 12114 Beans & Plantain for Easter – Eight (8) Recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/recipes-with-beans-plantain-for-easter-six-6-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recipes-with-beans-plantain-for-easter-six-6-recipes https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/recipes-with-beans-plantain-for-easter-six-6-recipes/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:59:58 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=12125 First published in 2015, updated for 2026. Beans features in many Good Friday menus…and so… I grew up having stewed beans on Wednesdays and Fridays, a tradition I haven’t been able to sustain in adulthood :). Regardless, here are 8 recipes to help you on your Good Friway :). Akara Fancy beans for breakfast? Then...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/pan-breads-by-puff-puff/feed/ 0 17947 All Green For St Patrick’s Day, From Ireland to Nigeria https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/green-white-green-recipes-for-stpatricksday-and-nigerian-independence-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-white-green-recipes-for-stpatricksday-and-nigerian-independence-day https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/green-white-green-recipes-for-stpatricksday-and-nigerian-independence-day/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:59:16 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=15049 Here are a few green recipes to set you on your merry way. Enjoy. Starters Deep Fried Green beans Scent Leaf Dip Ube’camole Scent leaf  Blinis with fish Salads & Sides Sauteed Greens Grilled corn scent leaf coconut cream Garden Egg Salad and more Farofa Main  Scent Leaf curry Pounded Yam and Okro Kuka Dumplings in...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/green-white-green-recipes-for-stpatricksday-and-nigerian-independence-day/feed/ 0 15049 My love for Ireland & Some Recipes for St Patrick’s Day https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/my-love-for-ireland-some-recipes-for-st-patricks-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-love-for-ireland-some-recipes-for-st-patricks-day https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/my-love-for-ireland-some-recipes-for-st-patricks-day/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:37:52 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=264899 I love Ireland – the people, the country, Guinness – for baking and caramels, not necessarily drinking :). When I was at university in Liverpool, studying Geology, I went on a few field trips, from Connemara to Donegal, eventually spending 6 weeks in Glenties for my thesis. Everything from the warmth of the people to...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/my-love-for-ireland-some-recipes-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 0 264899 Drink 2 – Kola Nut Tea from 1957 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-2-kola-nut-tea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drink-2-kola-nut-tea https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-2-kola-nut-tea/#respond Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:34:19 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=247436 From my cookshelf, and Miss Williams’ Cookery book comes this gem of kola nut tea. There were many trials of a hot tea. First, I erroneously used a hot and peppery spice blend – blame it on the fact that the text was in French (don’t you dare blame me :)! And then, there was...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-2-kola-nut-tea/feed/ 0 247436 Drink 1 – Plain Kola Nut Syrup https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-1-plain-kola-nut-syrup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drink-1-plain-kola-nut-syrup https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-1-plain-kola-nut-syrup/#respond Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:35:22 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=245468 Exploring kola nuts in homemade drinks, from syrup to tea, and more

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/drink-1-plain-kola-nut-syrup/feed/ 0 245468 The Nigerian Kolanut – an exploration https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-nigerian-kolanut-an-exploration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nigerian-kolanut-an-exploration https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-nigerian-kolanut-an-exploration/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:04:39 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=237636 The kolanut, kola nut (genus cola, family Malvaceae) is important in Nigeria – honored, revered, an icon in our culture, present in celebrations, for prayers, thanksgiving, and more. The kola nut’s benefits are many – snack, stimulant, and also every day – think of your favorite cola drink, pretty much a soda’rized version of kola...

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]]> https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/the-nigerian-kolanut-an-exploration/feed/ 0 237636 Black Sesame Seed Puff Puff https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/black-sesame-seed-puff-puff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-sesame-seed-puff-puff https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/black-sesame-seed-puff-puff/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:58:14 +0000 https://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/?p=20212 Because beniseed [sesame] seeds have their DNA and birthplace in Africa so really this is a happy marriage, a homecoming of sorts. I love the nuttiness of toasted sesame seeds – brown and black, and every colour in between. I like to top my salads with them, eat sesame snaps, drizzle their oil in my dips...

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