Chop Chop
Cooking the Food of Nigeria
An introduction to classic Nigerian home cooking featuring 100 delicious recipes by food explorer, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian Native of @kitchenbutterfly fame, Ozoz Sokoh.
In Nigeria, the word “chop” is all about food and feasting and “chop chop” a nickname given to someone who loves to eat. And it's no surprise Nigeria has an entire vocabulary dedicated to eating—with more than 50 nationally recognized languages and over 250 ethnicities, Nigeria's food is as rich and diverse as its people. This book reflects the foodways’ incredibly flavorful complexity, ingredients, and recipes from all six regions, gathered and showcased in a highly photographic cookbook.
In Chop Chop, author, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian Native Ozoz Sokoh celebrates classic and traditional Nigerian cuisine to underscore the…
Ozoz Sokoh is a Nigerian food writer and educator. A geologist by training, she began documenting her food journey online in 2009. Central to her work is connectedness through food, food sovereignty, cultural identity, reclamation of food systems, and the joy of eating. Her research and documentation explore the roots of Nigerian and West African cuisine and the impact of West African intellectual contributions to global development. She is a professor of Food and Tourism Studies at Centennial College in Toronto. She makes her home with her three teenage children in Mississauga, part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Find her online @KitchenButterfly.
