Ozoz Sokoh's cookbook highlights Nigerian cuisine in Toronto

Ozoz Sokoh, a culinary professor, is set to release her debut cookbook, "Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria," on March 18. The book features over 100 recipes from Nigeria's six culinary regions, blending recipes with cultural insights. Sokoh, who moved to Toronto in 2020, used her cookbook to explore Nigerian cuisine and feel more at home in the city. She aims to document everyday Nigerian foods, not just celebratory dishes, and highlight the diversity of the cuisine. The cookbook also addresses the limited representation of Nigerian food in the Greater Toronto Area. Sokoh hopes her work will serve as a foundation for understanding classic Nigerian cooking and inspire more culinary exploration.