Nigerian Breakfast
At a Glance
📍 Location: Brixton, South London
💷 Price: £75 per person, or £140 for two
🍴 Cuisine: Nigerian
⏱️ Duration: 3 hours, including cooking and dining
👤 Age: 18+ (students 17 and under welcome with an adult over 21 who's also taking part)
👥 How you'll work: in pairs, at your own cooking station
🥘 Dietaries: Adaptable for vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian diets
A Nigerian breakfast cooking class in Brixton, London
Start your day the Nigerian way. In this hands-on Nigerian breakfast cooking class, you'll learn the traditional methods behind some of Nigeria's best-loved morning dishes, from blending beans into a batter for steamed moin moin to working with fermented corn for silky smooth ogi. You'll even bake a batch of soft, sweet Agege bread.
The class is welcoming and suitable for all skill levels. You don't need any experience of Nigerian cooking: everything is explained step by step, with plenty of guidance, stories and practical tips along the way. You'll leave able to cook a complete traditional Nigerian breakfast at home, with advice on where to buy ingredients in London and how to store them.
What you'll learn
- Sort and blend beans – learn about the beans used in Nigerian cooking and make a smooth, seasoned batter, then wrap it in leaves and steam it into moin moin, a savoury bean pudding.
- Get hands-on with fermentation – work with tangy fermented corn pulp to make smooth ogi. Plenty of help will be on hand if you need it.
- Bake Agege bread – make Nigeria's famous soft, pillowy sweet bread from scratch.
- Select and prepare yam – learn how to choose, peel and cut yam, then boil it until perfectly tender.
- Build layers of flavour – cook eyin riro, a rich, spicy egg sauce with scotch bonnets, tomatoes and aromatics, and learn how to balance heat and seasoning.
- Make a compound butter – whip up a savoury sardine butter (or a vegan tuna version) to spread on your warm bread.
- Take a seat – sit down together and enjoy your Nigerian breakfast feast.
What you'll eat and drink
- Moringa latte – a welcome drink to warm you up.
- Moin moin – bean batter wrapped in leaves and steamed into a savoury pudding.
- Ogi – smooth fermented corn porridge with a gentle tang.
- Boiled isu – tender, perfectly cooked yam.
- Eyin riro – Nigerian scrambled eggs, better known as egg sauce, with tomatoes, scotch bonnets and aromatic spices.
- Agege bread – soft, pillowy, slightly sweet bread, baked in class.
- Sardine butter – a savoury compound butter, with a vegan tuna version available.
- Milo and Ovaltine – Nigerian-style malted drinks, served hot in winter and iced in summer.
- Water and tea are available throughout the class.
How the class runs
- All ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided.
- Easy-to-follow demonstrations come first, then you'll cook at your own station.
- You'll work in pairs to recreate the dishes together.
- Once everything's cooked, we'll sit down together to enjoy your Nigerian breakfast feast (or you can pack up a box to take home).
- You'll receive a digital recipe pack after class so you can cook everything again at home.
Things to know before you book
- You're welcome to book on your own. We'll pair you with another solo guest on the day.
- This is a hands-on class, so we can't accommodate spectators or provide a waiting area for friends and family. Everyone attending needs a ticket and takes part in the cooking.
- All ingredients are prepared in a shared kitchen where common allergens may be present. Please tell us about any dietary requirements when you book.
- Looking for a gift? Book two places for £140, or buy a gift voucher.
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Location
Brixton, South London