Owo soup

Ogwho Evwri (also called owho soup by non indigenes is a soup of the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria.

The soup is made with garri soaked in water after palm oil and potash mixture has been added. It is served at almost all gatherings of the Urhobo people.

Oghwo Evwri is often times served with Usi & sometimes garri.

Origin

Oghwo Evwri is a soup of the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria.[1] [2][3][4][5][6] The soup is made with garri soaked in water after palm oil and potash mixture has been added.[2]

Preparation

Owho soup is made from fish, Banga oil, beef, crayfish, palm oil, potash where garri is poured into palm oil thickened with potash.[3] Sometimes it is made with other ingredients such as bush meat.[7] The garri is blended initially to smoothen it, adding other ingredients like cray fish the soup is ready when there's floating oil on it.[5]

Serving

Oghwo Evwri is traditionally served with Usi (starch) and other times, Garri (Eba).[2][4][6][1]

The soup is a regular home delicacy to Ihwo r’ Urhobo and it is also a signature plate at Urhobo Parties. It’s absence at an Urhobo party is often times considered insulting to guests.[2] [3]

Oghwo Evwri can also serve as a sauce to plantain & yam.[8]

See also

References
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  2. "5 local dishes you must have on your menu… or else!". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. 2018-10-06. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. "Here's how to cook the delicious owo soup". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-06-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. "Learn How To Make The Bini Owo Soup". The Guardian. 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. Omotolani (2021-07-24). "How to make Owo soup". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. Boluwade, Favour (2020-05-02). "Owo soup is your go-to fast meal". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  7. "How to prepare the famous Bini Owo Soup". Effizzie Magazine. 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  8. Lete, Nky Lily (2016-03-14). "Owo Soup - Oghwo Ofigbo | Ogwofibo". Nigerian Food TV. Retrieved 2022-07-03.


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