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African Ancient Thick Soup From Southern Nigeria | EFERE IBABA

On this episode of Epic Food Review titled, African Ancient Thick Soup From Southern Nigeria | EFERE IBABA I will be showing one of the most important soups eaten by this wonderful... at the end of this video you're going to know why this soup is so important and how to prepare it like the oron people do but first..... The uniqueness of Nigerian food comes from the ways and methods use by different tribes and ethnic groups to cook one particular food. This is very evident in the efere ibaba, which is a soup that is not only eaten by the oron people but also eaten by the Igbo ethnic group of south eastern nigeria where it is regarded as a very referred delicacy. During my visit to the oron people, I discovered that this soup is also an important part of their diet but they have a very unique way of preparing it which you’ll see later in the video. For those of you who don’t know, oron is a coastal town that is located in the south eastern part of akwa ibom state, Nigeria. It is one of the oldest local government areas in akwa ibom state and is home oro people, an indigenous ethnic group that shares a lot of cultural identity with the efik people of cross river state. If you missed my video on the history and lifestyle of the oron people, I’ll drop a link to that video in the comment section (description below) In oron language, efere means soup while ibaba is the local name for the horse eye beans which is the key ingredient used in preparing the soup. This soup is a very ancient soup with a history that predates this current generation and a lot of people are starting to forget it’s existence, maybe because the difficulty in its preparation... the delicious taste of this afere ibaba is not the only reason people eat it. I was told it also possess some health benefits and can serve as a medicine... The importance of this soup to the oron people is shown in the way they use it. I was told that it was the basic food served during marriage ceremonies in the olden days. This ancient cultural importance has been passed down through generations and the relevance of efere ibaba to the oron people is still maintained till date. To make this soup you’ll need.... the ibaba seeds, Periwinkles, dry fish, kpomo or cow skin, meat, bitter leaf, crayfish, pepper, onions, salt, and palmoil Start by deshelling and boiling the ibaba seeds for atleast 30 minutes. When the seeds are a little soft put the seeds into your mortar and pound till smoth. When it has become smooth, add some palmoil and mix it very well. Then set aside. Now wash your periwinkle very well. You need to wash it multiple times to remove every bit of sand in them. After washing the periwinkle, put them into your cooking pot. Also wash and cut your proteins and put them into the cooking pot. Now season with pepper, onions and salt. Add some water and bring to a boil. When the meat is almost cooked through, add some palmoil and some pounded crayfish. Now mix the pounded ibaba with some of the meat stock and stir continuously till it forms a puree. Now add the puree into the pot. Also add your washed bitter leaves into the pot. Stir very well and cover to cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, your efere ibaba is ready Eat to Live while I live to Eat