Archives Tag: South-South Delicacy
Recipe for Bole
April 19, 2022
On our menu today is the South-South special, bole (pronounced bòlé). This food consists of roasted plantain, really spicy pepper sauce, and fish. Plantain is one of the major agricultural produce of Bayelsa and Rivers states. Both states are surrounded by rivers and creeks so fish is readily available. I don’t know how the sauce … Continue reading Recipe for Bole
Why Some in Southern Nigeria Consider Dog Meat a Delicacy
April 19, 2022
Dogs are affectionate, brave, and loyal. In most developed countries, their services are utilized at home and at work. However, the dog has another purpose for some people in Nigeria. That purpose is for consumption. Specifically known for dog meat consumption are the Efik-Ibibio ethnic group. The Efik-Ibibio reside in the South-South geopolitical zone in … Continue reading Why Some in Southern Nigeria Consider Dog Meat a Delicacy
Recipe for Asa Akpakpa
April 19, 2022
On our menu today is the Ibibio delicacy, Asa Akpakpa. Asa akpakpa is also called asa ibokpot. This food is very popular during the early or late harvest season. This is largely because maize, the main ingredient for this food is readily available at that time. The recipe for this food was sent by an … Continue reading Recipe for Asa Akpakpa
Recipe for Banga Soup
April 19, 2022
Oil palm is a perennial crop which grows in abundance in Nigeria. Its fruit, the palm fruit is juicy. Palm fruits contain oil which can be processed when ripe to produce palm oil which is used in preparing all manner of local delicacies. On our menu today is banga soup, the oil-rich delicacy that originates … Continue reading Recipe for Banga Soup
