Abak atama soup which is also called palm fruit soup (banga soup) is a very delicious and spicy recipe, it is prepared with palm fruit extract, atama leaf, assorted meat and few healthy ingredients.

Atama leaves are sometimes refer to as "bush apple leaves”, it has a botanical name such as [i]Heinsia cri[/i]nite. Atama is usually found at the backyards of many Ibibios and efiks. The soup is mostly prepared with the fresh atama leaves, the fresh leaves can be thinly sliced and dried in the sun till they become brittle and then preserved in a bag until when the leaf is needed.

Abak atama soup ingredients include the following

Medium bunch fresh atama leaf (dried atama leaf could be substituted)
Palm fruits( eyop), 3 cups (tin milk cup or 1/2 mudu)
Beef or goat meat, 1/2 kilogram
Shelled periwinkles, 2 cups
Snails or crab, any amount
Kpomo(cow hide),1 piece
Stockfish,1 head or any part
Smoked fish, 1 big size
Uyayak (aidan fruit or local spice of your choice) 1/2 piece
Crayfish (ground)1 cup
Fresh or dried ground pepper (as desired)
Seasoning cubes,4 cubes or to taste
Salt to taste

Atama soup can be served with eba or fufu, but you can enjoy yours with semolina if you want. See how to prepare this simple and healthy palm fruit/nut extract soup in this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYJu09wq7Yo

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