happyheart: Really? Hmmm the igbos originated almost everything. Wow. What if the Igbos bastardized okro and started calling it okwuru? Lol Kidding. Thanks for the correction.
iSlayer: For me,I think Nsukka always gets the hard end in issues like this. Their dialect is miles ahead of what you get in Ebonyi(Abakiliki). Then again some dialects in Southern Igboland make me go like...
Infinitikoncept: U can buy from usa but understand TV naturally may not have actual weight but their dimensional weight can be crazy. It's hard to get 220v from there so u use a step down transformer and the best bet is buying something latest if you really want to conserve funds. Check amazon.com
cheruv: Exactly... Am thinking of starting a project that'd see Igbo alphabets expanded to 40 with the inclusion of three more consonants and a vowel. The vowel is what I'd call "æ" which is a sound like e but it works like a and its found in borderline dialects like ika, izii, ekpeye, abiriba etc. The other consonants are ts, pf and bv which are found in Eastern Igbo dialects like izii and isobo. On the contrary, I think s and sh should be merged because I've noticed that in any given dialect,one form is usually prevalent. Maybe we can find a letter that'd cover the two sounds so that speakers can alternate without qualms
Ekpeye's a standalone Igboid language. It's to us what Igala is to Yoruba.
Realman87: You get it wrong my brother. Yaribas have for decades always claimed most civilized, most peaceful, most accommodating, most sophisticated , most educated ,.... Only yaribas have claimed all these glory in a nation of over 300 ethnic groups. Hence, the need to expose the lies of yaribas. The internet truly is a blessing. In this case, the White man's opinion forms a neutral, unbiased perspective on the lingering igbo/yoruba question. I live abroad and I know the values of the white people. In education, science, politics, economics, etc; their opinion have formed hypotheses, theories and laws that we all learn today. Thus their opinion on igbo superioriry cannot just be waived aside. Apart from the whites, many Nigerians like me who had enlightened and honest grandparents know the truth about the igbos, yaribas and Nigeria. Hence, no amount of yoruba media lies could change the truth I know. Now that the truth is gradually coming out, yaribas have changed to criticizing the opinion of the impartial whites. Go and read all my previous posts, I have been clear about Yoruba inferiority which is the root of their envy and hatred of igbos. One fact itself is that the truth MUST come to light, even if it takes 100 million years.
I live in the UK and all I can see is a bunch of unexposed negroes revelling in the fact that a group of us were "almost civilised" before the white man came.
It was black men who were the first to rule the world and bring obodo oyibo out of the dark ages. That alone's more than reason enough to call quits on this petty tribalism and stop trying to get high off pre-colonial superiority or inferiority.
Rosskii: Forgive me, but, why is the white colonialists' impression about us so important to you people? It smacks of serious inferiority complex. Those people came here to loot and exploit our resources, and all we care of is what they thought about us? It really is tragic. You people are seriously mentally debased and ignorant, with a woeful inferiority complex.
I dey tire my brother. These are the same negros who wonder why oyibos see us as monkeys.
pazienza: On the contrary. When the Whites arrived, the savage barbaric Yoruba tribes couldn't evolve the simple act of peaceful resolution of conflicts over centuries of co existence. The entire Yoruba tribes were savagely having fatal wrestling matches they called Kiriji wars amongst themselves. It was so bad that they happily embraced colonialism without resistance, if only it could bring them long lasting peace.
Please, bring your screenshots, don't forget to write the name of the book, the author and Year of publish. A link to online version of the book for everyone use will be best.
You're no better with these tribalistic comments. Only in Nigeria would you see a group of black people coming online to argue about which tribe was the most civilised before the white man came. Do you not think that reeks of inferiority complex?
eyinjuege: There's really nothing wrong with either meals. If you're very fanciful, your picture 1- you can put the soup in another bowl separate from the amala, but it honestly looks alright, and probably tastes nice. Some people don't like the type of fish "oku eko" in it as it's cheap, but you buy and eat what you can afford. The okro soup also looks alright, though it could have done with more garnishing like cowleg, towel, snail, dry fish, stock fish, and beef that we can see and not lost inside the soup. But then again, you cook with what you can afford. Personally, I'll pick picture 1. The ewedu looks like it will 'draw' well, and the stew looks as though it will be sweet despite the cheap fish in it.
That's alright. I've always said that all Yoruba women do a mean jollof rice. We've got a lot more variance of one-pot rice dishes (banga rice, coconut rice, mixed vegetables jollof rice) but Igbo women have a habit of putting crayfish in everything they cook except fried rice. I'm always hoping they haven't added crayfish to their jollof rice whenever I attend an Igbo function.
Olu317: Some people get angry over truth but it is OK. In life people tends to learn via the easy way or the hard way. If people were wise enough, eyes would have seen the unthinkable and ears would have heard unimaginable. There are folklore. There are myth. There are evidence. And Yoruba have a story likewise every other groups in the world. If you are angry because I know my ethnicity( YORUBA); I AM SORRY FOR YOU!
eyinjuege: Op, you just brought back memories- Ebolo, worowo.. Chaiii. Please which state are you from?
Má so mó. Da padà
Those that grew up at home- villa things, know what's up.
The problem with growing up in Lagos, and some of these major towns is that you dont have access to some kind of vegetables. Like that Ebolo, worowo, etc. Once my mother knows anyone is going to that her villa side, na to give them money to come back with all sorts of things, herbs n spices, vegetables from there.
You never chi chum chin..
Have you been to Ondo town? Have you ever eaten their okro there? Their own ila-alasepo is just different and delicious, with some kin spices and herbs...... What of their obe dudu- black soup?With all the wonderful leaves?, is it the tiny roasted snails put in soups, or the pure white crayfish (not the golden yellow ones we see in the market), What of Ebolo vegetable? Hmmmm. Most people equate Yoruba to just Lagos, and and possibly Ibadan. But there are many indigenous meals and soups in a lot of all these other Oduduwa states. Ishapa, (don't think like that though), Our people from Ijebu side with their ikokore (don't like that either, but the way some people eat it as though they're in heaven ), ojojo(cocoyam cake like bean cake). Just go to Ondo town, and its finished. I remember someone close to me, who said he can never eat okro soup, and it was leafy vegetable based soups or nothing else. Until he ate Ila asepo from Ondo, that was the end. He started giving money to the woman that cooked it to be making him pots of okro soup.
I know Ekiti and Ondo woman sabi cook wello. But your soups are mostly one big hogwash. Look at the bottom pictures and tell me which one you'd honestly pick.
InyinyaAgbaOku: That's the only greatness you have's of. Nobody adds yoruba to a sentence bearing greatness except by Yorubas themselves but All people add greatness to Igbos. You got nothing special to you
This is the reason we Igbos are hated in Nigeria. Cut the tribalism and stop talking nonsense.
There’s tons of good online recipes on Google and there’s a lot to say for jollof rice but it’s basically rice cooked in a spicy tomato and pepper mix and meat/chicken stock (sometimes). You need to blend tomatoes with pepper and fry to eliminate the sour tomato taste. Then add your rice, liquid (water or stock), spices (Maggi/curry/ginger/whichever) and cook till it’s done.
Some people recommend parboiling the rice for a few minutes before the main cooking to get rid of the extra starch but you get the exact same result by washing till the water runs clear and parboiling can cause soggy jollof rice if you don’t know what you’re doing. And no one likes mushy jollof rice.
timawoku: the leave is called 'ora leaves', but the delicacy is 'oha' (pls correct me if am wrong)
Nope, either can be both depending on the Igbo dialect. I prefer ora because that's how my mum and other Awka peeps call am. Oha just sounds weird to me.
Food › Re: Recipe: How To Prepare Obe 'ila Alasepo'; Okra Soup by Probz(m): 9:24pm On Apr 18, 2017
What's your favourite stew for white rice - ordinary tomato stew or ofe akwu with okporoko and nchanwu? 
