Probz:

It’s only on this Nairaland that I’ve heard that claim.

fero007:


here in the west, they believe it strongly

masseratti:
Wow, the Yoruba guys really took people trying to mock them to the cleaners on this thread, well lesson learned don't talk about others if you don't know much about them.

Probz:


People from either side need to accept that we share foods in common’s the bottom line I’m trying to get across at least. I like a lot of Yoruba food putting aside the stereotypes. It’s never that deep.

fero007:


yoruba ve gud food too as all d tribes, i just felt those 3 are d best

viscerion:


yoruba are not that bad though, just that compared to SS n SE, well......... (hazard is good but hes not up to messi) u know i mean lol

Moneywomen17:
when u know what this is and u have tasted it and when u know all the variety of Yoruba vegetable soup like efo elewuro In the last pic then u can comment on yoruba soup till then focus on what u know and leave Yoruba out of it. Yoruba soup are a lot more than just the gbegiri and ewedu that u know.

Favor99:

Much love and respect for the Yoruba people
One love

viscerion:
more than 15 yrs in yorubaland, n ive never heard of all these, i'll love to try them, but imagine they are rear even in SW not to talk of outside, or maybe im d one who doesnt know where to find them

Moneywomen17:
cheers man

Moneywomen17:
where have u lived in the Sw? Have u lived in ondo, ekiti or even Ogun state. Cuz average ondo and ekiti person know all the soup I listed up there maybe some Ogun people may not know some and it’s actually common along with a lot of vegetables soup eaten in the place I mention. Now if u are talking about oyo or Lagos where there delicacy is Amala and ewedu that makes sense cuz I know a Lagos Yoruba babe who doesn’t know what ewuro soup is despite the fact that a 15 year old ekiti girl can cook it perfect. In ekiti and ondo and amala is not the delicacy pounded yam is with variety of soup I rest my case

Moneywomen17:
where have u lived in the Sw? Have u lived in ondo, ekiti or even Ogun state. Cuz average ondo and ekiti person know all the soup I listed up there maybe some Ogun people may not know some and it’s actually common along with a lot of vegetables soup eaten in the place I mention. Now if u are talking about oyo or Lagos where there delicacy is Amala and ewedu that makes sense cuz I know a Lagos Yoruba babe who doesn’t know what ewuro soup is despite the fact that a 15 year old ekiti girl can cook it perfect. In ekiti and ondo and amala is not the delicacy pounded yam is with variety of soup I rest my case

viscerion:


Ah, yorubas and water water soup(stew) and that locust beans, iru, dat the small can drive winch away

scholes0:


You dey mind am?

He is simply repeating the same silly stereotypes people circulate around.

If I start to mention the names of traditional soups, vegetables and stews in Yoruba, I wonder how many he will be able to recognize. He keeps posting pictures of Ewedu and Gbegiri like it is the only Yoruba soup in the world. That Ayamashe you just mentioned, he knows nothing about it, lol.

Don't even start me on Yoruba appetizers and snacks from Asun to Gizdodo to dundun to Ipekere to Ojojo. Igbo appetizers are forest grubs and millepedes.... If you know the kind of things these people eat in their villages, you will take to your heels and NEVER look back.

Probz:


Yoruba people have the best stews for rice hands down. Including olori ofada. I’m talking purely about soups. At least follow the thread.

My point is Yorubas have some quite tasty foods on the whole but they’re not known for nutritious soups save they’re from Ondo state. Mention gizdodo, asun, olori ofada, red ayamase and ikokore all you want. That’s got nothing to do with what I’m saying about soups for swallow a few states excepted.

Probz:


Ekiti and Ondo people are a different breed.

PaulH07:


You might want to claim them for yourself too and say they're Igbo people.

The same way your Ojukwu wanted to but met his Waterloo at Ore.

You people are like Iron Borns, you do not sow, you only take what belong to others. That's why you'll continue to be the most hated tribe, not only in Nigeria, but in the world at large...

Yeye people

Moneywomen17:
e pain u well keep crying there. It’s common knowledge to who. Am a Yoruba man I want to eat this soup efo riro, ila alasepo, ewedu, gbegiri, obe shapa and efo with egusi. If I wan chop rice no stew beat the Yoruba stew for rice especially the ayamese stew for ofada rice. Am not one to argue about Ordinary soup hell I would not be here if u did not make attempt to diss my people soup but here i am. If ur soup is sweet to u gud it probably should be but if the “obvious truth” according to u is ur ibo soup is better u are living in winter wonderland

Moneywomen17:
ignoring things can be gud some times but there is a lot of times u have to reply people so they don’t think the things they say are fact cuz if I did not reply that guy insulting my people food he would get away with it and soon others like him will rise up and keep saying the same thing and with times it will become truth. Tell me where did the stereotype of Yoruba doesn’t have soup come from if it’s not because Yoruba ignores. When next people create about themselves leave Yoruba out of it if u don’t want yoruba to reply.

9jakool:


Nicely put! Ondo is famous for the marugbo soup, which isn't commonly eaten elsewhere. I like okro, especially when diced. If you like okro, then you might enjoy obe onla, the sister to okro soup. I don't know if you've had it before.

Some vegetables like ugwu and uziza are commonly used in cooking in the West. Ugwu with egusi is the best combo for me.

Actually, I'm not arguing with you. We don't always have to argue. This thread is about food, so let's dialogue.

The ewedu and gbegiri thing is really an optional thing among Yoruba people. I, like many others think it's a very putrid combo, others don't seem to mind it. While I like ewedu and gbegiri seperately, I don't like it combined.

Honestly, efo riro is quite universal, the Ekitis are just known for their efo riro and pounded yam combo. Efo riro is not just one dish. The most common type is efo tete and efo shoko, but there are others like efo amunutu, efo yanrin, efo patako, efo ewuro (bitterleaf), and efo efirin. Efo efirin is very aromatic and it's juice or leaves can be used in a type of regional pepper soup in the west.

I haven't seen okro and isapa combo, but interestingly enough, despite the differences, they both belong to the mallow family.

9jakool:

What soups have you tested from Ondo? Have you tried Isapa? It's most notably common in EKiti.

scholes0:


Ekpankukwo is simply seafood added to a vegetable stew wrapping grated cocoyam(mostly periwinkles) it is sweet no doubt, so yeah I have eaten it, I have eaten Owo, groundnut soup and the rest. They are just OKAY not too good. but then maybe that is just me, because I have a bias for soups made from leafy vegetables.
Besides I haven't mentioned any soups from Ondo state here like Marugbo, so I wonder where you are getting the assertion in your last statement from, lol SS people overestimate the presence of Ijaws in Ondo state. Do you know that ijaws only have slightly more than half of one local government in Ondo state? and that LG isn't exactly one of most populated ones. Ese Odo is mixed Ijaw apoi, Ijaw Arogbo and Yoruba. You can live in Akure, Ondo state for 10 years and not see an Ijaw person so I wonder how they would manage to influence what the people there eat with their inuscule presence.

scholes0:


Which truth?

Visit authentic Yoruba villages in my state and let them cook good food for you.

What most igbos don't realize that the so called signature meals in bukas or parties are just quick fixes made either for their simplicity, economic feasibility, maneuverability or ability to keep/last.

Its like eating ramen or noodle in Beijing as an expatriate there and you start complaing that Chinese cuisine is shit because that is what your scope of their food is LIMITED to. You can find good food all over Nigeria.... Even people who complain they hausas have got "no food" will still rob a bank just to buy kilishi or Suya.

Moneywomen17:
e pain u well keep crying there. It’s common knowledge to who. Am a Yoruba man I want to eat this soup efo riro, ila alasepo, ewedu, gbegiri, obe shapa and efo with egusi. If I wan chop rice no stew beat the Yoruba stew for rice especially the ayamese stew for ofada rice. Am not one to argue about Ordinary soup hell I would not be here if u did not make attempt to diss my people soup but here i am. If ur soup is sweet to u gud it probably should be but if the “obvious truth” according to u is ur ibo soup is better u are living in winter wonderland

Moneywomen17:
them never chop authentic Yoruba village food with correct ingredients dem go dey talk ask them what Yoruba soup they know na only ewedu and gbegiri I bet they don’t even know enfinrin stew ok but they appoint themselves expert on Yoruba despite having little knowledge about what they are saying

scholes0:


lol, let anybody keep decieving his/herself that THIS right here is not some good ish.





Awon onirase.

I am going to make an entire thread of Yoruba cuisine from the hinterlands cutting across every state and region in our domain very soon.