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Ogbono Soup

Name: Ogbono Soup
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 cup Ogbono seeds (wild mango seeds); 1/2 cup Palm oil; 500g Beef or assorted meat; 100g Stockfish (dried cod); 2 tablespoons Crayfish, ground; 2 cups Bitterleaf or spinach; 2 cubes Seasoning cubes; to taste Salt

Ogbono Soup is a hearty Nigerian dish known for its unique slimy texture derived from ground ogbono seeds. It is a staple in many Nigerian households, celebrated for its rich flavor and nutritional value, often served with fufu or other starchy sides.

8 ingredients

earthyumaminuttysavoryslightly bitter

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Nigerian70%

West African30%

Ingredients

Ogbono seeds (wild mango seeds)
1 cup
Palm oil
1/2 cup
Beef or assorted meat
500g
Stockfish (dried cod)
100g
Crayfish, ground
2 tablespoons
Bitterleaf or spinach
2 cups
Seasoning cubes
2 cubes
Salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Ogbono Soup originates from the Igbo and Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, where the wild mango seeds were traditionally ground and used to thicken soups, reflecting indigenous culinary practices.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Nigerian70%

ingredients+techniques

West African30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling simmering stirring seasoning

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