WHITE SOUP SERIES EPISODE 2 PART 2
Welcome back foodies to this week’s edition of ‘Naija on a plate’. Today we will be talking on a variation of white soup called “Afia Efere”. Afia Efere is a close relative of Ofe Nsala (the Igbo white soup). It is named after the colour of yam which is an essential component of this […]
White Soup Series: Episode 1- Ofe Nsala
The white soup is a prominent native soup that features mainly in the southern and eastern parts of Nigeria. It has two main variations: “Ofe Nsala” which originates from the east and the “Afia Efere” from the south. Both variations are both made with yam and lack oil hence the name white soup, but the […]
AFANG SOUP: Part 2 Episode 1
Happy social isolation and welcome back Naija foodies to Part 2: episode 1 of our Afang soup series. Today we will be presenting the complete and detailed recipes of the variations of Afang soup previously discussed in the first part of this series. Hopefully after the end of this first episode, my beloved foodies will […]
NAIJA ON A PLATE: AFANG SOUP Part 1 (History & Ethnic Variations)
AFANG SOUP (History and Ethnic Variation – Calabar, Ibibio/Anang, etc.) In this episode of “Naija On A Plate”, we are taking a trip down to the southern part of Nigeria where we will present and examine one of the more popular native dishes known as “Afang Soup”. We will also highlight the diverse variations of […]
NAIJA ON A PLATE: INTRODUCTION
NAIJA ON A PLATE Trade was largely responsible for changing the flavours of African cuisine. Prior to this, the main staples found on the African continent included rice, millet and lentils. The West African people were already in trade with the Arab world centuries before the influence of the Europeans, during which spices such as […]