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Nigerian

Okra Soup

Also called okro soup, ila, ila asepo, ladies fingers soup

Chopped or grated okra cooked briefly so it keeps its bite and its draw, with palm oil, peppers, seafood and assorted meat. Quick to make and eaten across the whole region.

Heat
Medium
Kind of dish
Soups & stews
Usually made with
prawns
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What’s in it

  • Okra
  • Palm oil
  • Peppers
  • Prawns and other seafood
  • Assorted meat
  • Crayfish
  • Leafy greens

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

Usually

  • Gluten-free
  • Vegetarian on request

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