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Bourdain ate: Pounded yam (“the ubiquitous starch of Nigerian cuisine,” per Bourdain), egusi soup (stew of goat meat, melon seeds, fish stock, and chilis). Lunch date: Tunji Andrews, journalist, radio host and expert on the Nigerian economy.
Pounded yam and egusi soup served in a neat, comfortable setting
150Oba Akinjobi Way, Ikeja GRA, Lagos 101233, Lagos, Nigeria Get directions
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