
The saying refers not to just one single element, but to the variety of ingredients in Nigerian cuisine that add heat to a dish: the mild tingle and smoke of selim peppers, the sudden rush of alligator peppers, the sustained heat of a habanero. We don’t say a dish is spicy - we say it has pepper.
Pepper is not meant to overburden your palate, but to stimulate it with an interplay of flavours and to bring your mouth to life.