Egusi is a staple food in Nigeria and many other West African countries like Ghana, Togo, and Cameroon. West Africans grind egusi seeds before cooking them with leafy-green vegetables, meat, palm oil, herbs and seasonings to form a thick soup. Nigerians typically eat egusi with éba (a dough made from dried cassava), pounded yam or fufu (another dough made from cassava).