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PRE-ORDER CHOP CHOP BY KITCHENBUTTERFLY
Travel to Nigeria by plate with my debut cookbook, Chop Chop. Chop Chop is available to pre-order now. The book is officially on sale March 18, 2025. Chop Chop celebrates the vibrant, diverse world of Nigerian cuisine, featuring dishes like spiced beef suya, rich egusi soup, jollof rice, puff puff, and hibiscus drinks. Join author, Ozoz Sokoh on this journey, as you explore the country’s beloved tastes and flavors in hearty soups, stews, rice dishes, fritters, and more. This book brings traditional Nigerian cuisine to home kitchens, and is full of historical context, ingredient profiles, and stunning visuals, capturing the nation’s food-loving spirit and cultural richness.
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Abiola’s Basmati Jollof Rice
I’m a dab hand at Jollof – she laughs in red and spice. Well, I’ve finally gotten things down to...
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On Orange Pekoe Tea
The first time I saw orange pekoe tea on a diner menu, in Canada, I was so excited. I hadn’t...
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Water, with Intention
For my 5th post of the year :), I’m still thinking about water – how essential it is but also...
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Drinking Water in a New Country
January 2020 | Mississauga, Land of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation This post is from my 2020 journal,...
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A Feast of Mingau
First published in 2019. Intro photo changed in 2023 to update the name of Amolili (Nigerian Date Syrup) to Amoriri...
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My Personal History of Fruitcakes and a Recipe
My favorite easy fruitcake recipe that doesn't require long soaks of fruit but delivers excellent flavor. Must make!!
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Chicken in Onion Sauce
March 2023 I wrote this post in 2020, fresh to Canada, in an Air BnB. I knew I’d forget what...
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Three (3) Citrus Fruits in my Kitchen this Season
It’s raining, its sunny, it’s freezing, it’s snowing, it’s citrus season, baby! Talk about my favourite season because it’s also...
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About the Author
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Ozoz Sokoh
a.k.a The Kitchen Butterfly
Ozoz Sokoh is a food explorer, educator, budding curator, and Traveler By Plate, for whom “Food Is More Than Eating”. In 2009, she began journaling about food on her blog, Kitchen Butterfly. In 2013, she created the #NewNigerianKitchen, developing her philosophy and practice with Nigerian food. Also central to her work is connectedness through food, from food sovereignty, cultural identity, reclamation of the food system and importantly, the joy of eating.
Her research and documentation explore the roots of Nigerian and West African cuisine, the impact of West African intellectual contributions to global development from the American South, through the Caribbean to Europe and Latin America, and the connection to the Afro-diaspora.