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Suya

Name: Suya
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 kg beef or chicken; 1 cup peanut powder; 2 tablespoons dried chili peppers; 1 teaspoon ginger powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; to taste salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 sliced onions

Suya is a popular Nigerian street food consisting of skewered and grilled meat coated in a spicy peanut-based dry rub. It is known for its smoky, spicy flavor and is culturally significant as a communal food often enjoyed at social gatherings and night markets.

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Hausa Nigerian75%

Global25%

Ingredients

beef or chicken
1 kg
peanut powder
1 cup
dried chili peppers
2 tablespoons
ginger powder
1 teaspoon
garlic powder
1 teaspoon
salt
to taste
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
onions
1 sliced

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Suya originated from the Hausa people of northern Nigeria, traditionally prepared by specialized vendors called 'Mai Suya' who sold it as a popular street delicacy.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Hausa Nigerian75%

ingredients+techniques

Global25%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

grilling skewering dry rubbing

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