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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rachel Hall

Beyoncé grant helps Nigerian tapas restaurant in London

A small circular white dish contains three different coloured sauces - red, yellow and green. Each occupies a third of the dish and has a dumpling in the centre. One of the dumplings has already had a bite taken out of it and a fork is hovering over for more.
The egusi bowl at Chuku’s in north London. The dish is a deconstructed form of a Nigerian stew. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Squishy rectangles of bean moi moi, warmly spiced egusi stew and rice pancakes topped with savoury-sweet pumpkin and peanut – these are among the Nigerian dishes that deserve a greater showing in the UK’s culinary repertoire, and Beyoncé is here to help.

They count among a host of Nigerian specialities on the menu at Chuku’s in Tottenham, which has just received an £8,000 funding boost from Beyoncé as part of her pledge to spend $1m (£790,000) on businesses near the venues on her world tour, including 10 Black-owned businesses in London.

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