🥜 snackRank #14medium

Kilishi

Name: Kilishi
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 kg beef; 1/2 cup ground peanuts (peanut powder); 2 tbsp dried chili powder; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp ginger powder; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp crushed scent leaf or basil

Kilishi is a traditional Nigerian dried meat snack, similar to jerky, known for its spicy, savory flavors and chewy texture. It holds cultural significance as a popular street food and a symbol of northern Nigerian culinary heritage, often consumed during festive occasions.

7 ingredients

spicysavorynuttysmoky

Culinary DNA Preview

Nigerian70%

Sahelian30%

Ingredients

beef
1 kg
ground peanuts (peanut powder)
1/2 cup
dried chili powder
2 tbsp
salt
1 tbsp
ginger powder
1 tbsp
garlic powder
1 tbsp
scent leaf or basil
1 tbsp crushed

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Kilishi originated from the Hausa people of northern Nigeria, where drying meat with spices was a method to preserve it in the hot climate and create a flavorful snack.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Nigerian70%

ingredients+techniques

Sahelian30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

drying spice marinating roasting

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