Amaka Obi
🇳🇬@amaka.eats · Lagos
Jollof, Egusi, & Nigerian classics
248K followers
Issue № 04 · Spring 2026An atlas of cooking · Edited by Chef AI98 cuisines · 12.4K recipes
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🇳🇬Nigerian
Jollof Rice
The smoky, scotch-bonnet-kissed one-pot crown jewel of West Africa.
45 min·Easy·528 reviews
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Trending
4.9
🇮🇳Indian
Butter Chicken
Silky tomato-cream gravy with a slow-bloom of garam masala.
30 min·Medium·980 reviews
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4.8
🇮🇹Italian
Cacio e Pepe
Three ingredients. No cream. The technique is everything.
15 min·Medium·1240 reviews
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4.7
🇯🇵Japanese
Crispy Karaage
Soy + ginger + garlic marinade, double-fried for the crunch.
25 min·Easy·410 reviews
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4.8
🇲🇽Mexican
Tres Leches
Soaked but not soggy — the trick is in the airy sponge.
60 min·Medium·308 reviews
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4.9
🇹🇭Thai
Mango Sticky Rice
Coconut-rich glutinous rice with peak-ripe mango.
25 min·Easy·612 reviews
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4.7
🇳🇬Nigerian
Suya Skewers
Yaji-rubbed beef, fire-charred and wrapped in newspaper.
40 min·Medium·220 reviews
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4.6
🇧🇷Brazilian
Moqueca
Bahian fish stew bright with coconut milk and dendê oil.
40 min·Easy·184 reviews
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Pan dulce + abuela's recipes
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From the journalStories about
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Origins
6 min read
The Jollof Wars: how rivalry made West Africa's best rice
Inside the friendly feud between Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal — and how it sharpened a continent's signature dish.
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Technique
8 min read
Why your butter chicken needs 24 hours, not 30 minutes
Marination is the soul of murgh makhani. We asked five Mumbai chefs what amateurs miss.
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Science
5 min read
Cacio e Pepe is engineering — not cooking
Pasta water, starch, temperature. The chemistry behind Rome's three-ingredient miracle.
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