Palm nut soup
| Subclass of | fruit soup  |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Cuisine | Nigerian cuisine, Cameroonian cuisine |
Palm nut soup anaa banga be a soup dem make from palm fruit[1][2] common insyd de Cameroonian, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Democratic Republic of Congo den Ivorian communities. Dem dey make de soup from a palm cream anaa palm nut base plus stewed marinated meats, smoked dried fish, den aromatics. Dem often dey chop am plus starch, eba, fufu, omotuo, banku, fonio, anaa rice. De use of de palm fruit insyd cooking be significant insyd Ivorian, Cameroonian, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian den oda West den Central African cuisines.
By region
[edit | edit source]Cameroon
[edit | edit source]Mbanga soup be a palm fruit soup insyd Cameroonian cuisine[3][4] den West African cuisine.[5] E often be served plus kwacoco. De soup be Cameroon ein version of de West African banga, a palm fruit soup dem dey chop insyd areas wey dey include parts of Nigeria. Insyd Cameroon dem dey make mbanga dey use fresh palm nuts. Outsyd de area dem fi use canned nuts.[6]
Nigeria
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Banga be a type of palm fruit soup from Southern (de Niger Delta) Nigeria, particularly de itsekiri, isoko, ijaw den urhobo ethnic groups.[7] Dis cuisine be quite different from ofe akwu, a variant dem find insyd Igbo culture. De Binis get a soup from palm fruits similar to ofe akwu insyd ingredients den manner of preparation.[8][9] De itsekiri people dey call am obieyen, Urhobo people dey call am ame edi, de isoko dey call am Izuwo ibiedi.[10][11]
De palm fruit often be harvested from locally grown palm fruit trees, after wich e be thoroughly washed, boiled den mashed for de extraction of ein oil, de main ingredient insyd de preparation of banga soup.
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Palm nut soup plus fish
Palm nut soup
Akan Ghanaian palm nut soup
Palm nut soup close up
Palm nut soup
Fufu plus palm nut soup, snail den tilapia
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Saffery, D. (2007). The Ghana Cookery Book. Jeppestown Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-9553936-6-2.
- ↑ Yussif, E. (2013). The Facet of Black Culture. Trafford Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4669-8847-7.
- ↑ Osseo-Asare, Fran (November 24, 2005). Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313324888 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Crush, Jonathan; Battersby, Jane (September 23, 2016). Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa. Springer. ISBN 9783319435671 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Mbanga/Palmnut Soup". February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Mbanga (Palm Nut) Soup". Jul 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved Jul 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Banga Soup | Original Recipe from Delta State Nigeria".
- ↑ "Banga Soup (Ofe Akwu)". All Nigerian Recipes (in American English). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Ofe Akwu - Igbo Style Banga Soup". Sisi Jemimah (in British English). 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Six Savoury and Sumptuous Soups". Google Arts & Culture (in English). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ "Banga Soup Recipe - African Food Network" (in American English). 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
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