A guide to help you pack nigerian foods when relocating out of Nigeria

When travelling outside Nigeria with Nigerian food items , the temptation to carry everything is real ; however its important to be a smart shopper so you don’t end up carrying alot of things you won’t use for years while leaving the really important foods behind.

Here are 10 tips to consider when traveling abroad with Nigerian foods.

1. Make a list, before you start shopping , at the bottom of these tips , a list of Nigerian foods will be included to guide you through the process
2. Focus more on getting light weight items as your baggage allowance is limited and you don’t want to end up with excess luggage
3. Getting some packaged / ready to cook foods ( like ayamase mix, ewa agoyin mix, peeled beans, native rice mix. ogi powder….) won’t be a bad idea, as they weigh alot less and are easier and faster to prepare especially on days you have a craving for authentic Nigerian taste and don’t have time to cook from scratch or eat out.
4. Get a scale to weigh the food items or buy from someone who has an idea of what the weight of the foods will be so you don’t end up buying too much.
5. Find out what Nigerian foods are allowed into the country you are traveling to , this is avoid having issues with customs at the airport.
6. Make sure you package the items properly to avoid spillage or custom issues ; or you can simply buy from a store (like themarketfoodshop.com) that will properly label and package the items for you to easily travel with.
7. Try getting light weight bags or boxes to travel with so you can have space to carry more food items.
8. Make sure you check for expiry dates on the packaged foods you buy; this will help you determine what quantities to get per time.
9. If possible, pack food items in a separate bag to keep your clothes from smelling of crayfish and ogbono (lol)
10. Find out the best ways to store everything you travel with, so it remains in very good condition till you use them.
11. Don’t forget to include a thing or two for family and friends …. they will really appreciate it.

List of Nigerian foods you can travel abroad with ( Most of these items are available from Themarketfoodshop.com)

1. Crayfish
2. kuli kuli
3. Authentic peppersoup mix
4. Smoked catfish
5. stockfish (different cuts)
6. Dry leaves – ugu, bitterleaves, uziza, ewedu, atama, scentleaves, waterleaves)…
7. Cameroon pepper
8. Dry pepper
9. Tasty pot ogi powder
10. tasty pot bean flour
11. suya spice
12. shawa fish
13. Bonga fish / agbodo
14. shawa fish powder
15. egusi
16. Ogbono
17. Dry snails
18. ewa agoyin mix ( dry mix for making agoyin sauce)
19. Ayamase mix ( dry mix for making ofada sauce)
20. Smoked eja osan / asa fish
21. Smoked eja abo/ ukpek ( smoked sole fish)
22. Smoked eja apo
23. Eja kika (smoked panla fish)
24. Peeled beans
25. Brown beans
26. Ijebu gari
27. Dry Locust beans
28. Unripe plantain flour
29. kilishi
30. Roasted guinea fowl
31. Mangala fish
32. Elubo (yam flour)
33. Red crayfish (oporo)
34. Groundnut
35. cocoyam powder
36. Gurundi
37. Kokoro
38. Plantain chips
39. chuk chuk
40. coconut candy
41. chin chin
42. Banga spice
43. Ofada rice
44. Jollof rice spice
45. Fried rice spice
46. dry pomo
47. curry / thyme
48. Dry ngolo
49. Dry periwinkle
50. Abacha
51. dry breadfruit (ukpa)
52. cocoyam flakes (achicha ede)
53. Native rice mix (ready to cook)
54. Kokoro (corn snack)
55. Gurundi (coconut chips)
56. ofada rice
57. Acha grains
58. Kilishi

Most of these foods are available to purchase instore , kindly click the link – http://www.themarketfoodshop.com