The red berry-fruit, tomato is not only is a wonderful ingredient when it comes to cooking, it also aids the human immune system and is a superb exfoliating component.

In Nigeria these recent times, there has been an increase in the cost of this multipurpose fruit and also a rumor about it being destroyed in the Northern state of Kaduna due to a crop-deadly moth.

With all the crisis about tomato, most people are now frightened because of the believe that tomato is inevitable when it comes to cooking.

The fact remains that tomato is an essential part of our diet, but adapters always find a way like we all know. That’s why we are going to list for you these ten soups that you probably never thought can be made without tomatoes.

Egusi Soup aka melon soup [/b]is one African soup made without tomatoes you don’t want to miss. The basic ingredients are melon seeds of course, red palm oil, any type and amount of protein you desire (meat, fish, chicken/turkey meat, crayfish..), vegetable that suits your taste and basic primary seasonings.

[b]Pepper Soup, popularly known for being ordered at restaurants and ‘beer parlors’ can be made right there in your kitchen also without the use of tomatoes. Just get the major protein you want your soup to consist of together with Nutmeg which is a major ingredient in pepper soup.

Bitter Leaf Soup known to the Igbos as ‘ofe onu gbu’ is yet another soup you don’t have to worry about using tomatoes for, just the major ingredient bitter leaf, some red oil, assorted bead and fish, your seasoning and the traditional magic ‘ogiri igbo’ of course.

Okra Soup is one soup that has been around for a long time now. Apart from the okra, your choice of protein, spinach and seasoning to spice the taste up.

Banga Soup is made out of palm fruits, can be prepared also with all sorts of assorted meat and fish, chili pepper, onions some scent leaves and seasoning.

White soup is known to be from the roots of the riverine areas of Nigeria. All you need is cat fish, ‘utezi’ leaves, yam or potato puree, seasoning and habanero pepper also known as ‘ata rodo’.

[b]Ogbono soup [/b]comes from the family of what we Nigerians call ‘draw’ soup does not need any other ingredients other than your protein, red oil, frozen spinach, onions, seasoning, pepper and of course your ogbono seeds.

On the source website, over 10 soups are mentioned and discussed including a video of what Nigerians are saying and more on several other things that can benefit Nigerians as regards the Tomato Ebola issue, scarcity and increased price. Visit the source website for more.

Share your views on what you think about these soups in the comment section below and feel free to add more soups that are not listed above. Let us all come together to get more soups we can cook!


Source: http://viewschannel.com/tomato-ebola-recent-price-hike-need-know-ten-soups-can-cook-without-tomato/

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