Dodo The dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinction, extinct flightless bird that was endemism, endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightles ...

Ikire is a Yoruba traditional delicacy from

Ikire Ikire is a town in Osun State, in south-western Nigeria, and is the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area. It is a place where local cash crops (cocoa, palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish ...

Osun State Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...

, Nigeria. It was originally made from leftover plantain but today, people prepare it from fresh ingredients which are: over-ripe plantains, pepper, oil and salt. Dodo Ikire is black and round or conical in shape. Plantain or

cooking banana Cooking bananas are a group of banana cultivars in the genus ''Musa (genus), Musa'' whose fruits are generally used in cooking. They are not eaten raw and are generally starchy. Many cooking bananas are referred to as plantains or 'green bananas ...

, which has been peeled, sliced and deep fried is called

Yoruba language. Picture attachment on a post about Dodo Ikire - WA0011

Picture of a Dodo Ikire served by a Food Blogger - WA0014

Legend has it that Dodo Ikire was created as an experiment by a old lady from a town called Ikire. Ikire is a town in the South-western area of

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

between the cities of

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano (city), Kano, with a total populatio ...

and Ile-Ife, in

. This old lady had no food left except the over-ripe plantains, which she would have normally throw in the bin, but she decided to mash it all up with some salt and pepper and deep-fry it in

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...

. She ate it, enjoyed it and decided to make more and share with her neighbours. The result is what is now known as Dodo Ikire, named after the town it originated from. It is sold mostly in th
South-western
part of Nigeria.

References

External links

Dodo Ikire on food.comDodo Ikire on K's Cuisine
Nigerian cuisine Yoruba cuisine {{Nigeria-cuisine-stub