Peppersoup

the pot.[8] Additional ingredients can include tomatoes,

onion, green onions, garlic, sweet peppers, ginger, cloves,
cinnamon and lime juice.[6][9] Fufu, a food prepared from
boiled and then pounded cassava or other tubers, is sometimes used as an ingredient, which thickens the soup
and serves to impart a creamy texture.[1] It is sometimes
served with side dishes such as rice or boiled tubers, or
served atop these ingredients.[8][10] On the western coast
of Africa, it is typically cooked outdoors in a cauldron.[11]
Peppersoup is considered to be a delicacy among riverine people[12] in Western Africa. It is a popular soup in
Nigeria,[7] and is also popular in other English-speaking
countries in Western Africa such as Liberia, Sierra Leone
and Ghana.[5] Some West Africans believe peppersoup
prepared with chicken as having medicinal qualities, and
it is served as a remedy to improve the health conditions
of ill people [6] Peppersoup is also sometimes consumed
by new mothers, because it is believed by some to assist in the secretion of breast milk.[6] It is also often conPeppersoup with plantains
sumed after wedding celebrations, as a means to restore
[11]
Peppersoup is a West African soup that is prepared us- health.
ing various meats, chili peppers and nutmeg as primary
ingredients. It is a spicy soup that has a light, watery texture. It is considered to be a delicacy by some people in 3 See also
Western Africa, and some West Africans believe that the
soup has medicinal qualities.
Goat meat pepper soup

List of soups

Overview

4 References

Peppersoup is a common soup in West African cuisine

that is prepared using various meats, chili peppers and
nutmeg as primary ingredients.[1][2] Peppersoup is very
spicy[3] and goes well with a cold bottle of beer or soft
drink. While it is served as an appetizer at ocial gatherings, peppersoup is more popular at pubs. In Nigeria, it
is served at leisure spots as a recreational or feel good
dish.[3] Peppersoup cubes, a pre-mixed blend of spices
used in peppersoup, are manufactured by one Nigerian
company.[4]

[1] McWilliams, J.E. (2005). A Revolution in Eating: How

the Quest for Food Shaped America. Arts and Traditions
of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Series.
Columbia University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-23112992-3.
[2] Asika-Enahoro, C. (2004). A Slice of Africa: Exotic West
African Cuisines. iUniverse. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-59530528-5.
[3] Olarewaju, Olamide (October 12, 2015). DIY Recipes:
Easy way to make Nigerian peppersoup. Pulse Nigeria.
Retrieved September 11, 2016.

Description

[4] Pepper Soup. The Congo Cookbook. April 11, 2013.

Retrieved September 11, 2016.

Peppersoup is typically a watery, light soup.[3] There are

many variations of the dish in Western Africa.[5] It can
be prepared with various meats, such as sh, shrimp,
tripe, oxtail, chicken, game, goat,[1][4][6][7] beef or cow
hide. It is sometimes prepared using several meats within

[5] Long, L.M. (2016). Ethnic American Cooking: Recipes for

Living in a New World. Rowman & Littleeld Publishers.
p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4422-6734-3.

[6] Kallon, Z.K. (2004). Zainabus African Cookbook: With

Food and Stories. Citadel Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-08065-2549-5.
[7] Harris, J.B. (1998). The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a
Continent. Simon & Schuster. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-68480275-6.
[8] Massaquoi, R.C.J. (2011). Foods of Sierra Leone and
Other West African Countries: A Cookbook. AuthorHouse. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4490-8154-6.
[9] Montgomery, B.V.; Nabwire, C. (2001). Cooking the West
African Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Lowfat and Vegetarian Recipes. Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks
2nd Edition. Ebsco Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-82250570-9.
[10] Megill, E.L. (2004). Sierra Leone Remembered. AuthorHouse. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4184-5549-1.
[11] Webb, L.S. (2000). Multicultural Cookbook of Life-Cycle
Celebrations. Cookbooks for Students Series. Oryx Press.
p. 69. ISBN 978-1-57356-290-4.
[12] Eko Magazine.
1992. p. 3.

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