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Suya (Spiced Grilled Meat Skewers)

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Suya sellers, known as mai suya in Hausa, usually wrap it in paper with sliced raw onion and tomato and an extra pile of yaji on the side.

Thin strips of beef or chicken skewered, grilled, and coated in yaji — a peanut-based spice blend with chili and ginger — sold by vendors often working late into the night.

Why it's made this way: Suya comes from the Hausa of northern Nigeria, and Hausa vendors spread it to cities across the country, where their evening grills are a fixture of street life.