Nutrition
≈ 500 kcalper portion of about 500 g
- Protein19%
- Fat69%
- Carbohydrates12%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
Efo Riro is a rich Nigerian spinach stew prepared with palm oil, peppers, and assorted meats or fish.
- Cuisine
- Nigerian
Typical ingredients
- spinach
- palm oil
- peppers
- onions
- meat
- dried fish
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Nigeria
- Origin
- Nigeria
Read more
Efo riro (Yoruba: ẹ̀fọ́ riro) is a vegetable soup and a native food of the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria and other parts of Yorubaland. The two vegetables most commonly used to prepare the soup are Celosia argentea (ṣọkọ̀ yòkòtò) and Amaranthus hybridus (ẹ̀fọ́ tẹ̀tẹ̀).
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Efo riro” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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