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Did You Know? 6 Thickening Agents for Igbo Soups
April 19, 2022
The Igbo are soup lovers. They have a wide variety of soups which they enjoy with ‘swallow’ at lunchtime. Igbo soups are usually thick. As such, thickening agents are sometimes employed to help them achieve this desired quality. Today, we’ll briefly review six thickening agents that are used by the Igbo in soup making. These … Continue reading Did You Know? 6 Thickening Agents for Igbo Soups
Did You Know? 6 Agricultural Products of Ekiti State
April 19, 2022
Ekiti State is located in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state is in the rainforest belt with a temperature range of 21°c to 28°c. Topographically, Ekiti State is mainly an upland zone rising above 250 metres above sea level. Agriculture is the major occupation of the people. In fact, the 16 administrative local … Continue reading Did You Know? 6 Agricultural Products of Ekiti State
South Eastern Delicacies: Recipe for Achicha Ede
April 19, 2022
On our menu today is achicha ede. This pottage is prepared with dried cocoyam flakes. Achicha ede is very dear to the people of Enugu State. There are two ways of preparing this native delicacy. While cocoyam flakes is the only primary ingredient used in the first method, the second method involves the use of … Continue reading South Eastern Delicacies: Recipe for Achicha Ede
Recipe for Ekpang Nkukwo
April 19, 2022
Amongst the Efik-Ibibio people of the Niger-Delta region, Ekpang Nkukwo is a ceremonial food. This meal is highly nutritive and delicious. The chief ingredients for this delicacy are cocoyam and water yam. Before we go on this cooking adventure to the South-South, let me quickly say this (at least for the benefit of those who … Continue reading Recipe for Ekpang Nkukwo
Recipe for Ofe Owerri
April 19, 2022
Ofe Owerri is the traditional soup of Owerri people of Imo State. It is a culinary delight, a soup prepared with love. I call it the royal cuisine of the Owerri because the soup plays host to a wide variety of meat and fish and is highly nutritious too. Ofe Owerri is also not budget-friendly; … Continue reading Recipe for Ofe Owerri
Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ekpang Nkukwo
April 19, 2022
When Efik and the Ibibios are mentioned, two things readily come to mind, their fattening room tradition and their heavenly delicacies. While the first is a time honoured tradition of the people of Old Calabar region, the second constitutes a part of their women’s identity. The fattening room tradition is one of the essential rites … Continue reading Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ekpang Nkukwo
How to Prepare Bitter Leaf Soup Using Oats
April 19, 2022
The bitter leaf soup is one of the favorite soup types in Nigeria, especially among the Igbos. It is also known as ofe ede, because conventional preparation methods use cocoyam (ede) paste as a thickener, or ofe oha, when oha leaves, well known in Eastern Nigeria, are used instead of bitter leaves. However, cooking the … Continue reading How to Prepare Bitter Leaf Soup Using Oats
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