Whole fish over charcoal, pepper soup on the fire, and rice that goes with everything. This is what we cook, every day.
What we cook best
Three plates, and how we make them.
Catfish Pepper Soup
A whole catfish simmered with uziza, ehuru, and scent leaf until the broth runs clear and hot. Served with yam or plantain.
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Grilled Tilapia
A whole tilapia rubbed with pepper and grilled over charcoal until the skin crisps. Choose chips or rice.
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Egusi and Pounded Yam
Melon seeds ground by hand, cooked down with bitterleaf and stockfish. Served with pounded yam made smooth.
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The spice that stops the scroll
Everything in this row spent time over the coals. Suya rubbed in yaji, tilapia and croaker crisped on the skin, asun tossed fiery after the fire. Bold, charred, and unmistakably Nigerian.
Ukoni is Igbo for kitchen
The name is literal. Ukoni means kitchen, and that is what this place is. A working kitchen that happens to have tables, run by a family from Asaba.
Fish comes in whole. Pepper is measured by hand. The menu reads like a Delta family feast, because that is what we are serving.
No fusion and no deconstruction. Just the food people in Asaba want to eat.
Walk the space
A walk around the room before we open the doors.
Dark green booths, warm light, and the smell of charcoal drifting in from the back. We are nearly ready for you.
The room
Room to sit and stay a while. Come hungry.
Address
150 Mariam Babangida Road
Asaba, Delta State