Hausa cuisine
Hausa cuisine is traditional and modern food prepared by Hausa people. It is based on the availability of raw food materials they can farm or import from other places. Hausa people often depend purely on the farm products they have cultivated for food preparation.
Breakfast
- Koko – A porridge made from millet, maize, guinea corn and tiger nut
- Kosai – A dish made from peeled beans formed into a ball and deep-fried in palm oil
- Kunu – A beverage made from millet
- Waina
- Coffee and bread – Although not a traditional breakfast item, these have become common in Hausa cuisine as a result of British colonization.
Lunch
- Dambun shinkafa
- Dan wake – Bean dumplings, eaten with either palm or peanut oil
- Fate
- Taliya
- Shinkafa
- Olele
Dinner
- Tuwon masara – A swallow made from maize, millet or guinea corn flour
- Tuwon shinkafa – A swallow made from rice
- Miyan kuka – A soup made from dried baobab leaves ground into powder
- Miyan taushe – A soup made from pumpkin
- Okra soup
- Funkaso
- Tuo zaafi