Afia Efere Explained

Afia Efere is a Nigerian soup popular amongst the Efik tribe, the soup is also known as white soup due to absence of palm oil in it.^{[1] [2]}

Origin

White soup is a soup prepared by people of the Southern region of Nigeria, it has two variations in Nigeria, the Igbo version (Ofe Nsala) and the Efik version (Afia Efere). Afia Efere is similar to the Igbo soup 'Ofe Nsala' except that fewer ingredients are used, and the latter does not contain uyayak (a local seasoning), rather Ofe Nsala' contain Utazi and Ogiri.  Calabar people are mostly of the Efik tribe.^[3]

Overview

The oilless soup is made up two main meats which goat or  chicken and this is why it got additional names "Afiaefereebot" and  "afiaefereunen" meaning white soup with goat and white soup with chicken respectively.^[4]

Other ingredients used in making the soup include uyayak, Ehu (Calabash nutmeg), uziza leaves, crayfish etc.^[5]

See also

• Nsala soup
• Efik people
• Ikot Udo Abia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-04-15 . How to Make Afia Efere In One Hour . 2022-06-29 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
2. Afia Efere . ResearchGate.
3. Web site: 2011-06-17 . I grew up eating fresh food - Ijeoma Onwudiwe . 2022-06-29 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
4. Web site: isaac . 2013-12-12 . Dishes You Must Try Out In Calabar . 2022-06-29 . Pulse Nigeria.
5. Web site: 2019-02-02 . Delicious Calabar white soup . 2022-06-29 . Tribune Online . en-GB.