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Egusi soup served with Tomato stew

2019

The Centenary Project
Lagos, Nigeria

Melon soup, known as 'Miyan Gushi' in Hausa, 'Ofe Egusi' in Igbo and 'Efo Elegusi' in Yoruba, is eaten across many regions in Nigeria.

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Title: Egusi soup served with Tomato stew
Date Created: 2019
Location Created: Ashake's Kitchen, Maraba, Nasarawa State
Region: South West
Ingredients: Egusi soup: melon seeds 'Egusi', dry fish, ground crayfish, groundnut oil, palm oil, chopped spinach, ground pepper sauce, stick cubes, salt to taste, fermented locust beans ‘Iru’, dried shrimps, ‘Ede’, precooked meat and fish. Tomato stew: tomatoes, red bell peppers ‘Tatashe’, onions, ginger and garlic (if desired), seasonings, scotch bonnet peppers ‘ata rodo’, oil and a protein of choice (meat, beef, fish).
Ethnic Group: Yoruba

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