pocohantas:


Will you do market run for me?

Hhaahhahahahhahhaha, that shouldn't be a problem. We go borrow j31113 Keke

pocohantas my secret crush. Someone admires you from a distance o. Can you show me some love?

ucheuzor1:
pocohantas my secret crush. Someone admires you from a distance o. Can you show me some love?

How exactly would I do that? I just showed you love with this thread na, cook and eat well well.

ndidigood:
please tomatoes is there o
Jus small 2-4 is okay
Na we be ofe akwu specialist.
Tomatoes enhances the taste

Tomato stew should be tomato stew and ofe akwu should be ofe akwu

ucheuzor1:
pocohantas my secret crush. Someone admires you from a distance o. Can you show me some love?

I hope say you get money

That girl like money die

delicious. but that nchawuu.(Basil) aka scent leaf aka Efirrin in Yoruba isn't fresh.
Order fresh scent leaf from me for those in Ogun state Sango Ota.

pocohantas:


Pictures attached;
Pic 1: Mortar
Pic 2: Tray of ingredients (the okpei is inside that paper wrap)
Pic 3: Nchanwu
Pic 4: Seasoned meat ready for cooking.

You deserve to be my wife.
Thank you for this

pocohantas:


Angel Michael! Only a man can think of this!!

No it won’t work biko. The extract is not exposed to the kinda heat that gives palm oil. They are not the same o. Palm fruit extracts are sold in stores, you can use that.

For some of us that don't have mortar and pestle. What other alternative is available?

sassysure:

Ghana even make banga soup.
All the canned palm concentrates I use for ofe akwù are packaged by Ghana. All west African countries use palm fruit concentrate to prepare different soups or stew depending on the name it's giving.

So you guys should stop this.

stop what? sorry I’m lost

pocohantas:


Nobody owns it (alone). Food is universal and different people will have a way of making different meals around one “source”- in this case banga. They will all have the version native to them. I never knew Ibibio people have something very similar till my friend saw me cooking this.

Yes, it is really tasty and I have heard people say it is healthier. You should try it.

ok dear thanks

YourCoffin:


For some of us that don't have mortar and pestle. What other alternative is available?

1- Buy the packaged palm fruit extract in a store.

2- Use your hands to take off the husk and crush it. Easier to do when it is “hot”.

3- Put in a pot and pound with the bottom of a bottle, that wooden stuff for turning garri or anything safe that can imitate a pestle.

pocochantas Cc. where are you from ? Just curious

Anyways , you did good. You can use ogili okpei or dawadawa in it but not ogiligbo used for ofe ede.

pocohantas:


Pictures attached;
Pic 1: Mortar
Pic 2: Tray of ingredients (the okpei is inside that paper wrap)
Pic 3: Nchanwu
Pic 4: Seasoned meat ready for cooking.

Hmm so poco na correct chef!!!!
I throw way salute
For you to know how to cook for ofe akwu!!
Correct

GuyWise101:
Nne, you dey enjoy ooo


But what if you buy already made red oil than going to the process of pounding palm fruits wouldn't it work?

Where are you from?

Alu

pocohantas:


1- Buy the packaged palm fruit extract in a store.

2- Use your hands to take off the husk and crush it. Easier to do when it is “hot”.

3- Put in a pot and pound with the bottom of a bottle, that wooden stuff for turning garri or anything safe that can imitate a pestle.

Thanks. I must learn how to cook by fire by force

rinzylee:
Ofe Akwu is very different from Banga soup. Infact it is traditional to the NNEWI people.

You don't put tomatoes to OFE AKWU, just like you don't add Palm-oil to tomato stew, it is aberation which obviously will be frowned at in the village.

Goat meat will add a great taste to OFE AKWU...

Good food is good biko.

I can cook but I eat better.

Daalu @Pocohanters

Remain blessed.

Nothing to add. Enough said.

woky:
I hope say you get money

That girl like money die

. I no get money o. I still dey find my bearing o.

pocohantas:


Nobody owns it (alone). Food is universal and different people will have a way of making different meals around one “source”- in this case banga. They will all have the version native to them. I never knew Ibibio people have something very similar till my friend saw me cooking this.

Yes, it is really tasty and I have heard people say it is healthier. You should try it.

There is no need trying to sound balanced.

Ofe akwu Is Indigeneous to Anambra state..

Fullstop.

pocohantas:


How exactly would I do that? I just showed you love with this thread na, cook and eat well well.

. My mum do cook for akwu now, so that is not a problem for me. I'll like taste yours though.

Mama helping hand.

Possiblegee:
Hello pocohantas what state in Nigeria really owns this banga soup ... but seriously when I was in imo last year they prepare this ofe akwu with fresh tomatoes mehn it was really delicious when you eat it with rice,I was even trying to learn how to prepare it myself before I left ....

That is not ofe akwu. ofe akwu with tomatoes is trash.

Such concoction Can only happen in Imo state.

Osagyefo98:



There is no need trying to sound balanced.
Ofe akwu Is Indigeneous to Anambra state..

Fullstop.

He asked who owns “banga soup”. Is it only your Anambra that owns “banga”, Mr balanced? Abi to read dey hard you? Shioor!

IDENNAA:
pocochantas Cc. where are you from ? Just curious

Anyways , you did good. You can use ogili okpei or dawadawa in it but not ogiligbo used for ofe ede.

I USED ogili okpei, strictly on suggestion. I am from the SE.

GuyWise101:
Nne, you dey enjoy ooo


But what if you buy already made red oil than going to the process of pounding palm fruits wouldn't it work?

This dude is one of the reasons I haven't jumped into the lagoon for being a bad cook.

Thank you mate.

Nice

pocohantas:


He is asked who owns “banga soup”. Is it only your Anambra that owns “banga”, Mr balanced? Abi to read dey hard you? Shioor!

I don't know the meaning of Banga..

I only know of palm fruits which yields palm nut after processing and whose equivalent meaning in Igbo is Akwu..

You can as well tell us the language your "Banga" is Indigeneous to...?

Osagyefo98:


I don't know the meaning of Banga..

I only know of palm fruits which yields palm nut after processing and whose equivalent meaning in Igbo is Akwu..

You can as well tell us the language your "Banga" is Indigeneous to...?

You don’t know the meaning, more reason you should keep quiet- but that isn’t your forte. You rather tear your clothes as if someone is dragging the origin of your OFE AKWU with you. Hian!

pocohantas:


Pictures attached;
Pic 1: Mortar
Pic 2: Tray of ingredients (the okpei is inside that paper wrap)
Pic 3: Nchanwu
Pic 4: Seasoned meat ready for cooking.

Nchu-anwu or Arigbe


I miss ofe akwu oooo
I'm coming back asap

Osagyefo98:


I don't know the meaning of Banga..

I only know of palm fruits which yields palm nut after processing and whose equivalent meaning in Igbo is Akwu..

You can as well tell us the language your "Banga" is Indigeneous to...?

Oga she is right
I am from Anambra
I have been eating it from childhood in my house
But Deltans have there own version called banga, they eat with starch.
I have eaten there own version and it's different.

All around West Africa palm soup is cooked. Ghana, Akwa ibom etc

Amazing looking food. It is making me hungry to levels you can’t imagine. And I just had some fruit (pineapple) which tends to me hungry...
I would make my ofe akwu the same way, but from experience I discovered that stockfish makes it taste less than perfect so I would omit it (I don’t know why it tastes a lot better without okporoko to me).
Will you try not adding the stockfish and give your verdict? I want to know if it’s just my taste buds doing that?
I would imprison anyone who adds tomatoes to ofe akwu if I could. Or seize their cookers.
If you lived in Enugu the way I would beg you to let me have some of this would baffle you.
Maybe I should go and find something to eat. I have cashew nuts and avocado. At least it’s still food

ChineduObinna:
Well I don't know who you are or where you grew up.


That there is Ofe in the name doesn't mean it's a soup.

And it's not an Igbo version of any soup/stew.

Ofe Akwụ is as original to the Igbo race as Nkwụ ọcha/nkwụ énú etal

I can understand you trying to write it that way to make people understand what it is but it's wrong.

You are very right.


Am not happy about how he address it as Igbo Version
Of Banga Soup.

Before we know what is Banga soup there are already ofe akwu

JWRITES:
Just looking at it makes one's mouth water already! Good work

My mouth and my eyes water already

djon78:



Oga she is right
I am from Anambra
I have been eating it from childhood in my house
But Deltans have there own version called banga, they eat with starch.
I have eaten there own version and it's different.

All around West Africa palm soup is cooked. Ghana, Akwa ibom etc

I am not interested from where you are from or what deltans call it.

I am only engaging her directly so carry your oversabi and remain in your father's compound.

ndidigood:
please tomatoes is there o
Jus small 2-4 is okay
Na we be ofe akwu specialist.
Tomatoes enhances the taste

Very untrue.
It spoils the taste, big time.
It doesn’t even make culinary sense, adding tomatoes to ofe akwu . We can always improve knowledge sha, so please drop those tomatoes, specialist or not. And make your verdict then.