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The popular Nigerian breakfast, akara meaning “bean cake or beans fritters” is usually combined with either bread or fermented corn pudding called ogi or akamu - the trio are sometimes eaten together.

The team behind the upscale West African restaurant Akoko will launch a new casual concept in Borough Yards this autumn. Akara, named after the black-eye bean fritters eaten throughout West Africa, ...