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Okele,also known as "swallows" in pidgin Nigeria English, is aYorubafood category for various starchy foods eaten withsoups.^[1]Ingredients used to make okele includeyam,fermentedcassava,cassava granules with hot water,plantain,wheat flour, yam flour andcocoyam.^[2]Okele in Yoruba cuisine includesiyan(pounded yam),eba,fufu,amala,lafun, semo and pupuru.^[3]^[4]

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Iyan (pounded yam), with Egusi soup
Yoruba fufu
Amala topped with Ewedu
Eba
Semo
Lafun in soup
Pupuru

References

^"Up the Mountain Called Okele".Google Arts & Culture.Retrieved2024-03-29.
^"Okele and the man".Nigeria NG.Retrieved2024-03-29.
^"Nigerian Staple Foods: Solid Meals aka Swallow".Foodie in Lagos.2022-11-15.Retrieved2024-03-29.
^"Okele Feast".Mychopchop.Retrieved2024-03-29.

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