Nigerian jollof rice and other joys at Mid-City's Aduke African Cuisine

Bill Addison reviews Mid-City's Aduke African Cuisine, a welcoming restaurant that specializes in Nigerian stews and rice dishes.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • July 25, 2019
Aduke Oluwafunmilayo Oyetibo’s egusi with goat meat rises from its plate like a jagged hill bathed in sun rays — a terrain of golds and reds and browns threaded with flashes of green. Ground melon seeds form the stew’s terra firma; they swell as...
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