Igbo cuisine

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Abacha
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Nsala soup and fufu
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Nkwobi

Igbo cuisine is the various foods of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria.

The core of Igbo food is its soups. The popular soups are ofe oha, onugbu, ofe akwụ, egwusi, [1] and nsala (white soup). Yam is a staple food for the Igbos and is eaten boiled or pounded with soups. [2]

Igbo foods

References

  1. ↑ "Egusi". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2025-07-15. Egusi is a borrowing from the Yoruba language, referring to the seeds of certain melons, typically used in cooking to make a soup or stew.
  2. ↑ "Types of Igbo culture food". Nigerian News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "How to Make Abacha (African Salad)". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ↑ Echeruo, Michael J. C. (1998). Igbo–English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English–Igbo Index. Yale University Press. p. 66. "Egusi, n. the seeds of the melon."
  5. ↑ Williamson, Kay (2013). Dictionary of Ọ̀nìchà Igbo. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Published originally in 1972. Available at .
  6. ↑ "Steps To Making Oha Soup". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2022-08-31.


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