Food-Tips: Tribal Soup Part 2- Nigerian tribes with Various types of Nutritious Soups
Oha Soup
Ohan Soup is soup that is enjoyed
among the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, actually this soup is not best enjoyed with
cold drinks or bottled water, it’s best enjoyed with solid Amala (yam flouir).
Ohan is a type of soup that is peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. This soup
is prepared with a leaf known in Nigeria as the Ohan Leaf, although as at the
time of this post we don’t have the right knowledge as to how this food is
prepared, but what we do know is that, this soup coupled with the Amala (Yam
Flour) is very delicious.
According to local source, this Ohan leaf is very
light and does not require hard or rash handle as this will completely destroy
the leaf. So to pound this leaf one has to use a mild and soft method. The Ohan
soup is so popular that its echoes spread across the southern part of Nigeria,
influencing other tribes like the Calabars, the Ijaws, and the Deltans to enjoy
eating this soup.
Afang Soup
Some will say that this food is
best prepared by the Calabar tribe of Nigeria, still others will argue that it
is best prepared by the Igbo tribe. A visit to Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria might
just clear your doubt and this argument. From my observation, Abia and Akwa
Ibom state both share a common boundry (Border) in Nigeria and these two states
are Igbo and Calabar States respectively. So somehow, there came a mix up as to
which tribe really owns the Afang Soup but for a certaintiy, the Okazi leaf
which is very Important ingredient in the preparation of this soup belongs to
the Igbo tribe, so how about we just forget about the owner of this soup and
focus on the soup itself?
Afang is a type of soup that is popularly cooked and
eaten by the Igbo and Calabar tribe in Nigeria. This food is prepared with a
leave know as the “Okazi Leaf”, and it is best enjoyed with Amala (Yam Flour).
Just like the “Yoruba Ewedu Soup, the Igbo Okaze soup is prepared with its
unique leaf known as the “Okazi Leaf”. Although preparation of this food might vary
from one Igbo or Calabar land to another, the ingredient for preparing this
food is almost if not the same around all the Igbo and Calabar land.
According
to the Igbo tribe, preparing this food is very simple but yet technical. As at
the time of this post we don’t have all the complete idea as to how this food
is prepared but we sure have idea about what can be use or what is needed for
the preparation of this meal. For a start, you need the Okazi Leaf, palm oil,
dry fish, periwinkle, meat and seasonings (magi and salt), think these are the
most important ingredient in preparing this meal. Please if you are an Igbo or
Calabar reading this article you can add more description of this food via your
comment below.
Okazi Soup
If the Igbo tribe should be known
for anything else aside from their cultures and dialect, then it has to be the
different types of soups prepared by this tribe. Okazi is a type of soup that
is popularly cooked and eaten by the Igbo tribe in Nigeria. This food is
prepared with a leave know as the “Okazi Leaf”, and it is best enjoyed with
Amala (Yam Flour). Just like the “Yoruba Ewedu Soup, the Igbo Okazi soup is
prepared with its unique leaf known as the “Okazi Leaf”. Although preparation
of this food might vary from one Igbo land to another, the ingredient for
preparing this food is almost if not the same around all the Igbo land.
According to the Igbo tribe, preparing this food is very simple but yet
technical. The Okazi Soup and Afang soup uses same Okazi leaf as the main
ingredient, but the Okazi soup have additional Ingredients like; the Water
Leaf, and Egusi (Melon). For a certainty, as at the time of this post we don’t
have all the complete idea as to how this food is prepared but we sure have
idea about what can be use or what is needed for the preparation of this meal.
For a start, you need the Okaze Leaf,Egusi (Melon), Water Leaf, palm oil, dry fish, periwinkle, meat and seasonings (magi and salt), think these are the most important ingredient in preparing this meal. Please if you are an Igbo reading this article you can add more description of this food via your comment below.
For a start, you need the Okaze Leaf,Egusi (Melon), Water Leaf, palm oil, dry fish, periwinkle, meat and seasonings (magi and salt), think these are the most important ingredient in preparing this meal. Please if you are an Igbo reading this article you can add more description of this food via your comment below.
The above food and soups are
cooked and prepared by the Igbo, and Calabar tribe of Nigeria. So, whenever you
visit Nigeria and you are in any of the Tribe above, try eating the soups and
food. Nigeria is rich with not just Crude oils and Minerals but also with
tribes, cultures and different delicacies starting from the various soups. Steps
as to how to prepare these soups will be coming up soon. Please if you have
comment about the food as to their preparation and ingredients, please leave
your comment below.
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