Hausa cuisine is traditional and modern food prepared by Hausa people. It is based on the availability of raw food materials they can farm or import from other places. Hausa people often depend purely on the farm products they have cultivated for food preparation.[1][better source needed]
Kosai, a breakfast dish
Breakfast
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Koko – A porridge made from millet, maize, guinea corn and tiger nut[2][better source needed]
Kosai – A dish made from peeled beans formed into a ball and deep-fried in palm oil (from Yoruba: Akara)[3][better source needed]
Kunu – A beverage made from millet
Waina
Coffee and bread – Although not a traditional breakfast item, these have become common in Hausa cuisine as a result of British colonization.[citation needed]
Lunch
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Dambun shinkafa
Dan wake – Bean dumplings, eaten with either palm or peanut oil
Fate
Taliya
Shinkafa
Olele
Tuwon shinkafa and miyan taushe
Dinner
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Tuwon masara – A swallow made from maize, millet or guinea corn flour
Tuwon shinkafa – A swallow made from rice[4][better source needed]
Miyan kuka – A soup made from dried baobab leaves ground into powder