HOW TO MAKE THE BEST AFANG SOUP

Описание: Afang soup, eaten by Efik and Ibibio people of Nigeria is a delicious stew made with Afang leaves and a leafy vegetable called waterleaf or malabar spinach.

Let me introduce you to my delicious Afang Soup recipe, a leafy vegetable soup commonly associated with Calabar city in Nigeria but with cultural and family roots in the Ibibio and Efik tribes of the riverine areas of the country. These two tribes, which inhabit the Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states in Southern Nigeria feature this soup quite heavily in their cuisine and celebrations but to my knowledge, there are no major differences in their method of preparation.

A little background story about my food history, my mother is from a state in Nigeria called Akwa-Ibom, and the stereotype of women from this state is that they cook the best food in Nigeria and my dad also is a Cross riverian so you see I'm a full fleshed AkWA-CROSS girl . I'm sorry to say this but this stereotype is more like FACTS!!!!!

Don’t get me wrong other people cooked good as well, but nothing beats the delicious soups and stews that came from an AKWA-CROSS woman (ok this is me bragging). I remember the first time I had non- Akwa-Ibom affang soup, it was one of the most disappointing soups I tasted, and I knew from then on that I was brought up with taste privilege.

INGREDIENTS

AFFANG
WATER LEAVES( mmomong ikon)
PANLA DRY FISH
CRAYFISH
ATARODO
PERIWRINKLE(Mfi)
KPOMO(CANDA OR COWSKIN)
PALM OIL
SEASONING
GOAT MEAT(you can use protein of choice)
STOCKFISH FLAKES(or you can use stockfish flakes)


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