Hibiscus: Discover Fresh Flavours from West Africa with the Observer Rising Star of Food 2017

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Im genuinely inspired. Yotam Ottolenghi

For all its richness and mindboggling variety, African food has yet to cross over in the UK. With her freewheeling, boldly flavourful take on Nigerian cuisine, Lop Ariyo could be the person to make it happen. Observer
Lop Ariyo is the rising star of African cooking and Hibiscus, her first book, is packed with delicious dishes. An energetic and supremely talented cook, Lop creates fresh, fuss-free meals that are full of flavour. With chapters including Fruits, Vegetables & Tubers; Grains & Pulses; Meat & Poultry and Baking & Desserts, theres something for every occasion and for everyone.

Nigerian-inspired flavours and cooking methods can transform everyday dishes into something spectacular. Whether its experimenting with new ingredients (Hibiscus Chicken), reimagining old favourites (Grapefruit and Guava Cheesecake; Baked Kuli Kuli Cod with Cayenne Yam Chips; Lagos Mess), exploring different techniques (Cheats Ogi, Chin Chin) or finding alternatives to everyday staples (Plantain Mash with Ginger, Corn and Okra Gravy; Nigerian Roast Veg), Lop will help you discover all that modern Nigerian food has to offer.

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Lop Ariyo recently graduated from Loughborough University, where she read Mathematics. In her spare time, she wrote and filmed recipes for her food blog, focusing primarily on contemporary African food. This lead her to enter, and win, the HarperCollins and Red Magazine African cookery competition. Lop currently lives in Croydon, south London, and divides her time between planning supper clubs, consulting for African food brands and writing content for her blog, www.lopeariyo.com.