Pawpaw soup

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Pawpaw soup is a popular delicacy of one of the Tiv ethnic group of Nigeria, the soup is made up of dry pawpaw flakes, palm oil, beef and egusi. [1]

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Origin

The soup is common to the Tiv tribe of Benue state whose slogan is "Food basket of the Nation". [2] [3]

Overview

Beef is fried and after which the stock from it is added to a pot alongside palm oil, egusi, onion and seasoning cubes. The soup is allowed to cook for a few minutes after which the unripe pawpaw flakes are added. [4]

Other foods

Pawpaw soup is best taken with swallows such as pounded yam, fufu, eba and semovita [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIGERIAN FOOD RECIPE: PAWPAW SOUP OF THE TIVS". EveryEvery. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Pawpaw Soup- A Special Tiv Delicacy". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  3. ↑ Headliners (2018-06-23). "Pawpaw Soup- A Special Tiv Delicacy — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News | Nigeria News Headlines Today" . Retrieved 2022-06-23.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ AL, Ayo (2020-01-22). "Pawpaw Soup Recipe: How To Prepare | FabWoman". FabWoman | News, Style, Living Content For The Nigerian Woman. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Pawpaw Soup Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2022-06-23.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "PAWPAW SOUP". Epicurious. Retrieved 2022-06-23.[ dead link ]


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