WHILE IN ESAN, EDO STATE. I YEARNED TO TEST THE VARIETY OF MEALS COOKED BY THE PEOPLE SO I ASKED A LADY (WHO SHOULD KNOW) WHAT TYPE OF MEALS THEY HAVE, SHE REPLIED BY LISTING RICE AND STEW, EGUSI SOUP, OGBONO SOUP AND BLACK SOUP. I Was Shocked To Hear Black Soup , Lo and behold at a glance of the soup indeed IT WAS BLACK and i lost appetite for anything called food for that day. Other Meals That She Mentioned Are Common To Every Tribe in nigeria.


My Question Is , IS BLACK SOUP THE ONLY LOCAL MEAL OF ESAN PEOPLE ? Please Enlighten Me.



Note : This Is Not To malign or mock the Esan People.

I'm not from Esan but I love eating black soup.

brito:
I'm not from Esan but I love eating black soup.

Are you serious?

OpraMenu:

Are you serious?

Yes, you'll like it if you eat it.

brito:





Yes, you'll like it if you eat it.

Have you lived there before ?

OpraMenu:
Have you lived there before ?

No, I do visit

brito:





No, I do visit

How did you feel when you heard the name black soup ?

OpraMenu:
How did you feel when you heard the name black soup ?

that soup you are calling black soup is highly medicinal depending on the species of leaf use in preparing it. It has been used for curing stomach ach, pile, stroke, diabeties, low sperm count etc. It is mostly use as an appetizer.

Guy that soup is very delicious anytime anyday

Redoil:
that soup you are calling black soup is highly medicinal depending on the species of leaf use in preparing it. It has been used for curing stomach ach, pile, stroke, diabeties, low sperm count etc. It is mostly use as an appetizer.

Guy that soup is very delicious anytime anyday

Hmm interesting! Do you know of any other food ?

OpraMenu:
Hmm interesting! Do you know of any other food ?

as in another type of food yes. But we should learn to eat our food as medicine or else we might eat our medicine as food

Redoil:
as in another type of food yes. But we should learn to eat our food as medicine or else we might eat our medicine as food

Please mention them.

chymystique:
Lol, Op u r quite a hilarious fellow. Its a very popular esan soup. This your post reminded me of the first time I set my eyes on black soup, I lost my appetite on the spot. Imagine visting my friend's family home years ago and the food was served only for me to look into the soup bowl and see one black stuff that's same colour with those black stuff being removed frm drainage pipes. I was having cramps and irritated already and on seeing the soup, the hunger left me instantly. My ex's mum was just looking @ me to know what I was gonna do, I had to start picking @ d wheat and d soup, infact I was swallowing just wheat. Ate a lil and apologised to the woman that am not used to it and cramps wont lemme eat and excused ma self from the table.

The second time it was prepared in their home, I enjoyed it though the colour wasnt helpin matters @ all .. but sincerely speaking that soup aint ma ideal soup whether medicinal o not.

I lived there for 11 months i never wanted to sight that soup at all.