- Lifestyle & Sports
- 09 Apr 21
This and other North African classics are either in or coming to a supermarket near you soon!
Mama Shee's Beans & Rice
“Having lived in Ireland for over 18-years I’ve been able to blend Nigerian tastes with Irish cooking styles, and this combo gives you something extraordinary,” says Edizemi Onilenia and she’s spot on! Part of a range of readymade Mama Shee meals that are starting to appear in Dublin SuperValu stores, this North African classic is scrape the plate clean delicious.
The same tender loving care goes into Mama Shee's Vegetable Fried Rice Combo with Spicy Sauce; Suya Spiced Beef; Jollof Rice; and Beans, Sweetcorn & Plantain.
There are also mild and blow your head off spice mixes for the DIY enthusiasts among you and Kilishi, Nigeria's very own take on beef jerky.
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"Kilishi and Suya have roots in Northern Nigeria where they are very popular past-time snacks," Mama Shee says. "I was born in Nigeria and I grew up in this part of the country. I currently produce from the Acorn Kitchen Balitore, County Kildare. Cooking to me is an art, and is natural part of me, a God-given talent and I am always happy and at my best when cooking. The desire to start this business came also from feedback from friends who felt that these products will thrive well in the market especially among sports enthusiasts, youths, as well as on social evenings over some glasses of wine. They can be eaten as add-ons to salads, pastas, rice and any other food based on taste."
The good news if you can't find a local stockist is that all this tastiness is available online from https://www.mamashee.com/online-ordering You'll also finding a cracking Nigerian Stew recipe on the site,