Hausa Cuisine

Hausa cuisine is the cuisine of the Hausa people, mainly in northern Nigeria and southern Niger.

The Hausa language is a Chadic language, distantly related to Arabic and other languages of northern and eastern Africa.

Kano is a cultural center.

The goje is a traditional stringed instrument played with a bow.

Ingredients

Sorghum and pearl millet are staple foods, domesticated in the region or nearby.

roselle(yakuwa)

goat, cow

Dishes

• koko: seasoned millet or sorghum porridge
• kosai: cowpea fritter
• suya: meat skewers
• fura: drink made from pearl millet flour
• zobo: roselle drink