Easy Fish Pepper Soup

by Nma Okpara // December 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

m It’s a few days to Christmas and I have been down with a cold and I have bombarded myself with spicy soups; ranging from vegetable pepper soup to fish pepper soup and just warm water with pepper soup spice.... Continue reading →

Nigerian Goat Meat and Offal Pepper Soup(LazyChef Christmas)

by Nma Okpara // December 20, 2016 // 10 Comments

The holiday season is in the air and I am made to reminisce about my days of spending the holidays at my father’s village. To my foreign readers, the village is simply the country home where my parents were born... Continue reading →

Nigerian Vegetarian Pepper Soup (Vegetarian hot pot)

by Nma Okpara // March 25, 2016 // 9 Comments

If there’s any meal that Nigerians love, it’s pepper soup cooked with fish, seafood or meat; goat meat and offals being a personal favorite. But during the Spring time, I enjoy a lot of fresh vegetables in pepper soup especially for fit fam and cleansing. Honestly instead... Continue reading →

Seafood Peppersoup Bowl

by Nma Okpara // March 11, 2016 // 5 Comments

I had to share this recipe before the cold weather finally goes away. Even so, there is Spring time with the cool winds and cool evenings; which will be so perfect for this soup I got to try this recipe... Continue reading →

Nne’s Ofe Owere (The Jewel of The Southeast)(Ofe Owerri)

by Nma Okpara // October 20, 2015 // 22 Comments

“onye arii ego ejila erila Ofe Owere” (He who has no money cannot eat Owere soup) The one and only Ofe (Owerri) Owere. This soup has caused so many arguments between cooks. A lot of people have tried to make... Continue reading →

Yam and Fresh Fish PepperSoup

by Nma Okpara // September 16, 2015 // 8 Comments

And we welcome the cooler season with some fresh fish and yam pepper soup! kai! This recipe reminds me of a dry fish and yam pepper soup, which I hope to share in the future. I am having sort of... Continue reading →

Afia Efere (White Soup-Efik Style)

by Nma Okpara // August 12, 2015 // 16 Comments

I cannot stress it enough that Nsala i.e. the Igbo white soup is different from that of the Efik’s. They are both white, but they are not one or the same. Afia Efere which is the Efik version makes use of less... Continue reading →

Assorted Meat Peppersoup

by Nma Okpara // July 22, 2015 // 4 Comments

The savory and spicy taste of pepper soup. Who does not like it? I have never met a Nigerian who did not or does not enjoy pepper soup. Some like it really spicy and some not so much. I don’t mind... Continue reading →

Cow Foot Stew

by Nma Okpara // July 1, 2015 // 4 Comments

Okay who does not like a hearty meat stew? Recently, I made some short rib beef stew for a project I was working on and it reminded me a lot of cow foot stew. My mother makes a very good one and... Continue reading →

Nsala. For The Love of White Soup

by Nma Okpara // June 26, 2015 // 16 Comments

What is Nsala soup? It is a kind of white soup indigenous to The Igbos and the Efiks. It is called white soup because it is made with no oil. It is made with just the broth of the meat... Continue reading →

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