My first knowledge of Anala soup, Ofe ukpom was from a conversation between my mother and my paternal grandmother. They had both just devoured two bowls of some soup and were talking about how they couldn’t taste the salt in any other thing they ate subsequently. Furthermore, the soup barely […]
It can arguably be said that Egusi Soup is the most universal of all Nigerian soups. It is nutty and mildly sweet, with the rich oil from the egusi seeds making it taste delectable. Egusi soup is so versatile, it can be paired with a number of other soups e.g […]
Okro soup, Okra soup, Lady’s finger or gumbo, this soup by any name will taste mouthwateringly delicious. It is mucilaginous (slimy in a good way), cheap and is cooked across the length and breadth of Nigeria, from the north where dried okro is used, to the south where it is […]
Afang soup is a vegetable soup indigenous to the Efik people of Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states of Nigeria. It is also loved and devoured by non-indigenes as well especially when loaded with a combination of delicacies from both land and sea. The afang leaf from which the soup got […]
Utazi soup (Ofe Utazi) is made with Utazi leaf which is bitter and best known for being used in pepper soup to give it a slightly bitter note. Really, utazi leaf is much more than that, it has its own distinct flavour and that is what you harness for this […]
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