Suya is generally made with thin-sliced spiced beef, lamb, goat, ram, or chicken arranged on wooden skewers.

[1] Suya is most popular as evening street food or snack, restaurant appetizer, and as accompaniment with drinks at bars and night spots.

Suya meat is thinly sliced and then marinated in a traditional Hausa spice mix called 'Yaji' which consists of dry hot chili & cayenne peppers, ginger, dried onion, ground peanut cake ('Kuli-Kuli'), salt and other spices.

It is often served with an extra topping or side helping of 'Yaji' pepper mix as well as sliced onions and tomatoes, which may be requested grilled or raw as preferred.

Originating from Nigeria but popular across West Africa and it's diaspora, Suya is a large part of Hausa culture and food.

While suya is the more widely recognized name in many areas of Nigeria, the Hausa community still predominantly uses the original name, 'tsire'.

[1] Halal meat preparation methods are normally used, especially in the northern parts of Nigeria where it originates as is customary with traditional Hausa foods,[1] where the suspicion of nonconformity to Muslim dietary prohibitions in Suya preparation has been known to cause riots.

Coat the meat strips in vegetable oil, then rub them generously with the spice mix.