How to cook Banga Soup (Ofe Akwu)
      T he Nigerian Banga Soup or Ofe Akwu is  native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. In the  Niger Delta areas, Banga soup is commonly eaten with various fufu  recipes – Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu. In the South  Eastern parts of Nigeria, Banga Soup is referred to as Ofe Akwu where  Ofe means Soup / Stew and Akwu means palm fruit and is used mainly as  stew for the White Rice  recipe.     The palm fruit oil extract used in cooking Banga Soup / Stew is quite  different from the Palm Oil used in cooking Nigerian food recipes. Palm  Oil is pure oil extracted from the palm fruit pulp at high temperatures  while the palm fruit oil extract used for the Banga Soup is extracted  at a very low temperature and is a mixture of oil and water. Palm fruit  oil extracted for Banga Soup contains less saturated fat than palm oils.     Ingredients for Banga Soup   Palm Fruits  – 1 kg  Beef  Dry Fish  Vegetable – Scent Leaves  Onions – 2 medium bulbs  Cra...
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