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MyopicMods:
Ofe Nsala is a delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially the people of Anambra state. Ofe Nsala is known as white soup because palm oil is not used for the preparation, unlike other traditional soups.


While it is traditionally made with catfish, one can also make use of chicken as in the case of the recipe below:

Ingredients
Chicken
Small sized raw Yam cubes OR Yam Powder
1 handful chopped Utazi Leaves/uziza
3 tablespoonful ground Crayfish
1 medium chopped onion
20 g smoked/dry fish
3 medium yellow pepper (habanero)
2 Stock/Seasoning cubes (maggi, knorr etc)
Salt

Method
Properly wash the chicken, smoked and dry fish and set aside. Season and cook the chicken with the dried fish, adding onions, seasoning cube and salt to taste. Cook until done.

Peel the yam cubes and boil until soft, then pound to a smooth paste, using a mortar and pestle.

In the absence of a mortar and pestle, you can place the cooked yam in a food processor/blender, add a little hot water and blend until smooth.

Now add the yam paste bit by bit and leave the soup to cook until the paste is completely dissolved, and the chicken is well done. Now, add the pepper, crayfish, and smoked fish

Finally, add the utazi/uziza leaves, taste for salt, and simmer for 30 seconds.

https://allure.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/how-to-make-ofe-nsala-white-soup/amp/

Na cocoyam dem.dey use oh! No be yam

Sonnobax15:

Cool...

But as an urhobo young nigga wey I be,I rather die ontop banga soup any time any day than any other soup

Who never eat banga soup wey urhobo woman cook with correct dried fish,na better thing he dey miss

The soup alone dey give sense.

Banga soup here na for rice only 98% of times it's cooked

Eastlink:
Who told you Ofe Nsala is peculiar to Anambra state? Did you do any research to arrive to this.

In fact , Ofe nsala originated from Omanbala areas , the Anambra riverian areas and Asaba Delta state....Its Anambra because it's cooked with coco yam. Any soup cooked with coco yam belongs to Anambra because with love our soups to be very thick.

Cc.Eastlink

Poanan:
At all. I think it is peculiar to delta. How many Anambra parties do u see them serve that?

Stroll down to delta especially delta north. The best peppersoup is made by kwale people. I regretted not learning it from my kwale friend.

Cc.Poanan

Kwale are not Igbo unlike our Enuani blood. Kwale cook like Uhrobo and Esan.

As far as I know Omanbala areas and Enuani cook ofe nsala the best...ofe nsala is usually cooked for nursing mother's due to its richness if ingredients.

IDENNAA:
In fact , Ofe nsala originated from Omanbala areas , the Anambra riverian areas and Asaba Delta state....Its Anambra because it's cooked with coco yam. Any soup cooked with coco yam belongs to Anambra because with love our soups to be very thick.

Cc.Eastlink

Imagine the boast. How many communities in Omanbala cook soup with Cocoyam? Even the Uziza leave does not grow in that axis. Maybe you are mistaken Nsala soup from pepper soup called Ji miri oku given to pregnant women. Yam pepper soup is what pregnant women eat not Cocoyam.

Now listen.
Ofe Ede
Ofe Oha
And Ofe Nsala are mainly cooked from Ikwerre, Aba to Orlu up to Anambra south. Nsala is even celebrated in Orratta as a festival.

The soup that dominates Omanbala is Ofe Onugbu. Oha and Uziza leaves and seeds are rare in Omanbala/Aguleri.

Eastlink:
Imagine the boast. How many communities in Omanbala cook soup with Cocoyam? Even the Nsala leave does not grow in that axis. Maybe you are mistaken Nsala soup from pepper soup called Ji miri oku given to pregnant women. Yam pepper soup is what pregnant women eat not Cocoyam.

Now listen.
Ofe Ede
Ofe Oha
And Ofe Nsala are mainly cooked from Ikwerre, Aba to Orlu up to Anambra south. Nsala is even celebrated in Orratta as a festival.

The soup that dominates Omanbala is Ofe Onugbu. Oha and Nsala leaves are rare in Omanbala/Aguleri.

Oga , stop embarrassing yourself. Ofe Ora is cooked with ede and Imo/Abia doesn't use ede. They cook with achi which makes the soup watery unlike us.

Onugbu is cooked with ede and we all know you guys don't know how to begin to cook Onugbu...Onugbu is Anambra kponkwem due to ede.

Anambra never used to cook ji mmili oku....its Imo and Abia culture. We feed our nursing mother's ofe nsala which we use yam as thickner. Everybody knows Imo love watery soup like your ofeowerri. Anambra people are famous for our thick soups.

Of course , you know we own ofe akwu , nkwobi and isi ewu.


My wife is constantly teaching Imo and Abia women how to cook " ofe Anambra" according to them. That's how I know you guys don't eat what we eat.....lol

Imo and Abia cook ofe Owerri, Ukazi and Utazi....i have two Anambra guys who married to Imo ladies and usually mock their wives Imo soup.

Uziza might be rare in our areas but we will always cook our food the Anambra way. We don't cook ofe Owerri or Ukazi soup because we don't fancy them....every Igbo mama put cook Anambra soups.

You don't have to drag everything,bro. Give Anambra some credit .... We are blessed people in many ways which all Igbo gain from.

IDENNAA:
Oga , stop embarrassing yourself. Ofe Ora is cooked with ede and Imo/Abia doesn't use ede. They cook with achi which makes the soup watery unlike us.

Onugbu is cooked with ede and we all know you guys don't know how to begin to cook Onugbu...Onugbu is Anambra kponkwem due to ede.

Anambra never used to cook ji mmili oku....its Imo and Abia culture. We feed our nursing mother's ofe nsala which we use yam as thickner. Everybody knows Imo love watery soup like your ofeowerri. Anambra people are famous for our thick soups.

Of course , you know we own ofe akwu , nkwobi and isi ewu.


My wife is constantly teaching Imo and Abia women how to cook " ofe Anambra" according to them. That's how I know you guys don't eat what we eat.....lol

Imo and Abia cook ofe Owerri, Ukazi and Utazi....i have two Anambra guys who married to Imo ladies and usually mock their wives Imo soup.

Uziza might be rare in our areas but we will always cook our food the Anambra way. We don't cook ofe Owerri or Ukazi soup because we don't fancy them....every Igbo mama put cook Anambra soups.

You don't have to drag everything,bro. Give Anambra some credit .... We are blessed people in many ways which all Igbo gain from.

Lol, Chai. Just laughing my eyes out. Keep it up. How do I have a feeling that you're a lawyer in real life? This bros and drag.
Let me allow you win this one. Cheers

MyopicMods:
Ofe Nsala is a delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially the people of Anambra state. Ofe Nsala is known as white soup because palm oil is not used for the preparation, unlike other traditional soups.


While it is traditionally made with catfish, one can also make use of chicken as in the case of the recipe below:

Ingredients
Chicken
Small sized raw Yam cubes OR Yam Powder
1 handful chopped Utazi Leaves/uziza
3 tablespoonful ground Crayfish
1 medium chopped onion
20 g smoked/dry fish
3 medium yellow pepper (habanero)
2 Stock/Seasoning cubes (maggi, knorr etc)
Salt

Method
Properly wash the chicken, smoked and dry fish and set aside. Season and cook the chicken with the dried fish, adding onions, seasoning cube and salt to taste. Cook until done.

Peel the yam cubes and boil until soft, then pound to a smooth paste, using a mortar and pestle.

In the absence of a mortar and pestle, you can place the cooked yam in a food processor/blender, add a little hot water and blend until smooth.

Now add the yam paste bit by bit and leave the soup to cook until the paste is completely dissolved, and the chicken is well done. Now, add the pepper, crayfish, and smoked fish

Finally, add the utazi/uziza leaves, taste for salt, and simmer for 30 seconds.

https://allure.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/how-to-make-ofe-nsala-white-soup/amp/

This soup is black now.... nothing is white about it

id4sho:
Pocohantas

Go and meet her in Nairaland jail

BeeBeeOoh:
Oga! Nothing concerns ONION with Nsala soup.

The list below is what is needed to make NSALA soup

-Fresh fish
-Goat meat
-Cow meat
-Smoked fish
-Stockfish
-Uziza seed
-Uda
-Yam
-Crayfish
-Fresh, dried or Cameron pepper
-Seasoning cubes
-Ogiri (optional)
-Uziza leaves
-Utazi leaves
-Salt

Wanted to like this severally... That ụda and ụzịza seed are very important. The person that compiled the first recipe no try at all. That onions off me.

So easy

~nothing~ is *white* in the soup.

oglalasioux:
You lived in Onitsha and still pronounced it olubu instead of onubu? Let Onitsha and Asaba people catch you.

Haha. Sincere apologies.

Fuckthamods:
He said Olubu

No vex na.

Na mistake I do. I no kill person o. Lol

1F30M4:
Ofe Onugbu.. Did you have it with fufu? They go well together.

Thanks for pointing that out.
Yes o. Even had it semovita and tried it with Sunday rice.

Good times!!

IDENNAA:
Cc.Poanan

Kwale are not Igbo unlike our Enuani blood. Kwale cook like Uhrobo and Esan.

As far as I know Omanbala areas and Enuani cook ofe nsala the best...ofe nsala is usually cooked for nursing mother's due to its richness if ingredients.

where in my wite up is that written? My opinion Kwale is the best i have ever tasted.

Must try it this week

FalseProphet1:
Very delicious soup, I see this soup being used to celebrate Soludo's victory come November.

This I have seen.

Or bitter leaf soup

WhatCanIsay:
Wanted to like this severally... That ụda and ụzịza seed are very important. The person that compiled the first recipe no try at all. That onions off me.

My shock got the shock of its life when I saw onion as one of the ingredients used in making nsala soup and one guy was even telling me that you'll use the onion to season your meat, na that 1 off'ed me pass mehn.


People dey cook for this life oh

Eastlink:
Imagine the boast. How many communities in Omanbala cook soup with Cocoyam? Even the Uziza leave does not grow in that axis. Maybe you are mistaken Nsala soup from pepper soup called Ji miri oku given to pregnant women. Yam pepper soup is what pregnant women eat not Cocoyam.

Now listen.
Ofe Ede
Ofe Oha
And Ofe Nsala are mainly cooked from Ikwerre, Aba to Orlu up to Anambra south. Nsala is even celebrated in Orratta as a festival.

The soup that dominates Omanbala is Ofe Onugbu. Oha and Uziza leaves and seeds are rare in Omanbala/Aguleri.

Aba and which Orlu? . Ofe Nsala is an Anambra and Enuani soup. Infact I can say it's an everyday soup in Enuani area .

id4sho:
Pocohantas

What's your mail

Eastlink:
Who told you Ofe Nsala is peculiar to Anambra state? Did you do any research to arrive to this.

Lol

Always crying in omambala shadow.

Lol...The soup is anambra soup.

Poanan:
The person who wrote this on vanguard is wicked o. Some things are missing on the list and those things are the real deal

As in eh, he forgot to add small weed, just a little quantity

pezeji:
Am an Igbo man and I love good soups.
That white soup (ofe nsala) is one soup I want to learn so I can always prepare it for my wife anytime she isn't strong or fit to be at the kitchen

Which is how every nwoke ought to be. Your wife can’t be bedridden with Covid or newly-returned from the hospital and you’re demanding ofe after ofe (and eventually rice) from her.

Mutemenot:
ofe nsala and you never mentioned fresh fish. Op is not a true son of the soil

Fresh catfish to be precise.

The OP don try sha.

BeeBeeOoh:
Oga! Nothing concerns ONION with Nsala soup.

The list below is what is needed to make NSALA soup

-Fresh fish
-Goat meat
-Cow meat
-Smoked fish
-Stockfish
-Uziza seed
-Uda
-Yam
-Crayfish
-Fresh, dried or Cameron pepper
-Seasoning cubes
-(optional)
-Uziza leaves
-Utazi leaves
-Salt

You don’t even need all these ingredients for ofe nsala either. There’s a fine line between nsala and pepper soup and you’ve definitely crossed it (as tasty as that soup may be).

Any obstacle other than fresh catfish will turn it into pepper soup and so will the likes of uziza and uda. The ingredients I’ve emboldened are literally all you need.