Orishirishi — Nigerian Assorted Meat
Africa — Nigeria
The foundational Nigerian offal tradition. Multiple organs and connective tissues combined into soups, stews, and pepper soups. Not a single dish but a cultural system of whole-animal utilization.
Cuts in this tradition
Cultural context
Consumed across all ethnic groups and economic classes. Appears in street food, home cooking, and celebratory meals. Ponmo and shaki are its most commercially important components.
Preparation
Organs boiled separately until tender, then combined in heavily seasoned soups with peppers, onions, stock cubes, and local spice blends.