Nigeria’s diverse and savoury food is alternatively capturing the social media world, with the help of several creative, food-enthusiastic food vloggers. According to Naijassador, besides offering flavorful seductive food, these individuals also display the range and narrative surrounding Nigerian meals. The following six Nigerian food vloggers, each of whom draws a plethora of viewers to their websites by sharing their viewpoints on Nigerian culinary past and present.
1. Sisi Yemmie
Looking to find a host with a warm, inviting personality you can easily relate to? Look no further, Sisi Yemmie is the one for you. With more than 900,000 subscribers, Sisi Yemmie’s channel is a goldmine for simplified versions of classic Nigerian dishes such as jollof rice, pounded yam, and efo riro. Her contagious joy and uncomplicated demeanour turn even the most difficult of recipes into a walk in the park.
2. Chef Fregz
When you love to eat gourmet cooking but want to enjoy food made in the comfort of your home, you can subscribe to Chef Fregz. This chef, who specializes in presenting Nigerian dishes through his vlog, uses his classical training to create dishes that are normally boring into redesigned and colourful plates. He has over 400,000 subscribers on his account and does not only inculcate fancy plating but fresh and seasonal ingredients too.
3. Ify’s Kitchen
Ify Mogekwu, the brains behind Ify’s Kitchen, is more than your average food vlogger – she’s a lawyer, a mom, and a multi-award-winning content creator. Boasting over 600,000 subscribers, her channel is a joyful community dedicated to discovering the many wonders of Nigerian cuisine. Ify’s infectiously happy personality and straightforward recipes make even the most complicated dishes simple to prepare. With the passion, she shares a genuine love for Nigerian food, and her enthusiasm is contagious. She whips up family-friendly dinners on a budget, as well as dazzling party platters.
4. Zeelicious
Better known as Zeelicious, Winifred Nwania this food vlogger treats her audience to a sensational journey of sumptuous recipes on her YouTube channel, Zeelicious Foods. Boasting more than one million subscribers, she more or less has strong support in her Nigerian food vlogging channel. Her specialities are timely, enjoyable, wholesome meals, with an unforgettable twist. With her, you will learn how to make traditional jollof rice to trendy, vegan smoothies. She is the greatest vlogger to follow if you are a house cook with limited time and skill. Her engaging personality and contagious joy will have you glued to her channel.
5. Diary of a Kitchen Lover
Diary of a kitchen lover also known as Tolani Tayo-Osikoya is a Nigerian food star with over 1 million Instagram followers. Her charisma and concise order make her a fan of all home cooks. From Nigerian classics like jollof rice to global dishes with a Nigerian twist, Taste Buds recipes are featured on her Instagram with great ease. Tolani is also a brand ambassador and entrepreneur, having started her kitchen business.
6. Tspices Kitchen
Tosin Samuel started her food vlogging channel, Tspices Kitchen, a Nigerian who is the voice behind the camera has taken her followers with her easy-to-follow recipes. The channel is focused on the beginner level of cooking to college level, Tosin teaches how to prepare the most fundamental Nigerian village meals such as jollof rice and puff puff; the channel has over 190000 subscribers, some of them subscribe for her village life storytelling, step by step teaching, and also a secret to slicing an onion. From traditional recipes to youth chain fries, Tspices Kitchen is a 21st-century Nigerian chef.
Conclusion
Nigerian food vloggers have more natural dishes to offer and the above are just the tip of the iceberg. With so many talented Nigerian Vloggers out there, you never know what your next favourite channel will be. Go ahead and dive in. You can begin experimenting with a wide variety of fascinating, and tasty dishes.
Written by Sarah Aboje
