Dish Types Swallows

Recipes, Sides, Swallows

Pounded Yam (Iyan): The “Stretch and Smooth” Technique

Pounded Yam (Iyan): The “Stretch and Smooth” Technique Intro Pounded Yam (Iyan) is arguably the most revered “Swallow” in Nigerian cuisine. It is a smooth, dense, and elastic dough made from boiled white yams, traditionally pounded in a mortar and…

Tamara
November 24, 2025

Recipes, Rice, Swallows

Tuwo Shinkafa: The “Melt-in-the-Mouth” Method

2. Intro Tuwo Shinkafa is a Northern Nigerian staple, a soft, sticky “swallow” (fufu) made from non-parboiled white rice. Unlike the pounded yam of the South which is elastic and heavy, Tuwo Shinkafa is delicate, slightly sweet, and cloud-like. It…

Tamara
November 20, 2025