This recipe, which is popular in Nigeria and its neighbors, uses ogbono (sometimes spelled agbono, and also called apon) as the soup thickener. Ogbono is the kernels (whole or […]
Palaver “Sauce” is a good example of the English word “sauce” used to describe something that is more like a soup or stew. Platto, bologie, and bitterleaf all appear […]
Many African recipes call for the fruit and oil of the African oil palm (Elaesis guineensis). Palm-butter is made from the fruit, which can be further refined […]
“The Negroes cook uniformly very well, and at moments are inspired in the direction of palm-oil chop and fish cooking.” wrote Mary Henrietta Kingsley in 1896 (in Travels […]
Various peanut soups are common throughout Africa. Some are very simple, others more elaborate. They are often eaten as a main course along with Rice, or […]
Pepper Soup or Peppersoup — which is especially popular in the English-speaking countries of Western Africa: Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria — doesn’t have any more pepper […]
Plasas is a “sauce” always made with some sort of greens, meat and dried fish, thickened with egusi or peanut butter, and served with a starchy side-dish. An […]
Superkanja may be Gambia’s super soup, but the name is probably a combination of Portuguese and West African words.Sopa, the Portuguese word for soup; like palaver a word left […]