White Soup (Afia Efere)

Okay being Nigerian, you get to hear some really crazy and outlandish stereotypes about the various cultures in Nigeria, but there is one stereotype that I HAVE to stick to... Calabar (Efik, Ibibio, Annang, Eket, etc) people can throw down! Okay maybe not every Calabar person can cook, but their culture has some really delectable dishes. I love Edikang-Ikong, Ekpang Nkukwo, Editan and more...

But I really must say my favorite dish of all is White Soup! Afia Efere! Yum! I think it is my most favorite soup of all Nigerian soups I have tasted... Scratch that... Replace Nigerian with African. It the best thing ever. Its basically a really light soup  with no oil in it that you can cook with fish and periwinkle and other stuff. You eat it with Pounded Yam and it goes down so easily. If you eat a nicely sized portion, you feel full without feeling HEAVY/SLUGGISH.

When I first saw it, it was funny because I was wondering if they just boiled meat. "Where is the stew", I asked. But I'm open, so I took a bit when I ate it (yes i ate it with my hands), it felt and tasted a little like okra soup but lighter. It draws just a little. But the flavor was yummy.

Now I need to learn how to make this dish myself so that I'm not deprived.

Until then, here is a list of sites with the recipe. Some of the recipes have small variations, so pick the one that is more to your taste. If you try it out, post a pic or video link in the comments below and let us know how easy/hard it was. Maybe we'll have a cook off.

http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/Recipesadv.asp?blurb=434

http://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Health_Lifestyle/Recipe/Soups/Afia_Efere_White_Soup.html

http://www.mamasdish.com/nigerian-recipes/nigerian-soups/white-soup

http://calabarforum.org.uk/calabar-delicacies

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=121845197849374&topic=87

http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-32331.html