MrGerald:
It's actually known as egwushi in southern Igboland, but other Nigerians like you Yoruba due to similarly and unable to pronounce it well transliterated it egusi then claiming the originality

kenex4ever:
exactly.

It's Egwusi in Igbo land, some igbo people call it egwushi.

Yoruba guys pronounce it poorly by calling it egusi.

mcjohny:

I think the original name for egusi in Igbo language is elili or enini
To the best of my knowledge the word egusi is a borrowed language

haffaze777:
How is Egusi soup an Igbo soup? Moreover I don't eat ofe nsala or ofe ohala.

benebaby77:
Egushi soup is not Igbo soup...

I think South South owns White Soup Ofe Nsala


Ooops, you didn't include Ogbono. Almost everyone enjoys Ogbono soup

MrGerald:
It's actually known as egwushi in southern Igboland, but other Nigerians like you Yoruba due to similarly and unable to pronounce it well transliterated it egusi then claiming the originality

Donaldoni:


Wow!
Where do you guys get all these stuffs(info) from

Makunahatata:
Egusi no b Igbo soup..den dey eat egusi for Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone e.t.c

kenex4ever:
exactly.

It's Egwusi in Igbo land, some igbo people call it egwushi.

Yoruba guys pronounce it poorly by calling it egusi.

benebaby77:
Egushi soup is not Igbo soup...

I think South South owns White Soup Ofe Nsala


Ooops, you didn't include Ogbono. Almost everyone enjoys Ogbono soup

Putindbutt:
I thought oha belongs to akwa ibom, an awka ibom lady gave me many memorable experience.

MrGerald:
Lol, you're talking to a traveler, Ghana no sabi egwusi but groundnut soup, most West African countries, I've been to Asian countries too

ggood:
Eqwusi is Igbo word

Mosh1:
Egusi, Igbo soup?
We like deceiving ourselves in this Country.
Must you claim everything?
People will start believing if we keep on quite about this.
Egusi is Yoruba, even your Igbo dictionary confirmed it.
Pls consult Igbo dictionary and check out for Igbo word for Egusi.
I come in peace.

Premiumbuy:
Premium Be Unto You

Still don't understand why Igbo are trying to claim Egusi soup.

Egusi seeds are used in making Egusi soup; the soup is thickened with the seeds. Melothria sphaerocarpa from which egusi seeds are from grows throughout central to western Africa and are used by different ethnic groups in these regions to prepare the soup, and the origins of the soup are unknown and often disputed. [8] Egusi soup is a very popular soup in West Africa, with considerable local variations.[9] Besides the seeds, water, and oil, egusi soup typically contains leafy greens, other vegetables, seasonings, and meat.[10] Leafy greens typically used for egusi soup include Efo Tete, scentleaf, afang (wild spinach), bitterleaf, pumpkin leaf (ugu), celosia and spinach. Other commonly used vegetables include tomatoes, okra and bell peppers. Typical seasonings include chili peppers, onions, and locust beans. Also commonly used ingredients are beef, goat, fish, shrimp, or crayfish as sources of protein.

In Nigeria, egusi is common throughout the country, and the seeds are used in making stews and soups.[11]

In Ghana, egusi is also called akatoa or agushi, and is used for soup and stew,[12] most popularly in palaver sauce.[13]

In the late 1980s, the Government of Canada funded a project intended to develop a machine to help Cameroonians shell egusi seeds.[14] A machine has also been developed in Nigeria to shell egusi.[15]

nigeriansamurai:
i know egusi soup today is prepared by almost every tribe today. But where did egusi soup originate from?

PureNigerDeltan:
no oh… that one is Igbo people their soup. Akwa Cross own is Afang, Edikaikong and atama

Mandate1:
even Yoruba restaurants don't sell Egusi. The first soup any Igbo restaurant will offer you is Egusi, that alone should tell you whr the ancestral home of the soup is from. Wat is known to the Yorubas is ewedu, gbegiri. Pls lay claim to them.

Maximiliannnn:

Your tribalism is A1
Eguisi is Igbo soup like wise as Amala na Yoruba food. Said the truth once and shame the devil. Am from Ekiti

Mandate1:
even Yoruba restaurants don't sell Egusi. The first soup any Igbo restaurant will offer you is Egusi, that alone should tell you whr the ancestral home of the soup is from. Wat is known to the Yorubas is ewedu, gbegiri. Pls lay claim to them.

Obiedun:
Pure inferiority complex

EreluRoz:
If I cook egusi soup for you, you'll lick and cut your hand join

Tdotbluejays1:

Igbos is borrowed the word and added it to their lexicon.

The Igbo Longman dictionary below says it is a loaned word from the Yor (Yoruba).

Makunahatata:
Yoruba restaurants don't sell egusi?? Are u people foolish or high on something 😂