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Nigerian · Igbo

Bitterleaf Soup

Also called onugbu, ofe onugbu, bitter leaf

Washed bitterleaf cooked with cocoyam thickener, palm oil and assorted meat. The leaves are rinsed repeatedly to leave only a pleasant edge of bitterness behind.

Heat
Medium
Kind of dish
Soups & stews
Usually made with
beef

What’s in it

  • Washed bitterleaf
  • Cocoyam paste
  • Palm oil
  • Assorted meat
  • Dried fish
  • Crayfish
  • Peppers

The usual main ingredients. Each kitchen cooks it its own way and says what its version contains.

Usually

  • Gluten-free

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