Ogwho Evwri (also called owho soup by non indigenes is a

soup Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...

of the Urhobo people of southern

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. The soup is made with

garri In West Africa, ''garri (also known as gari, galli'', or ''gali)'' is the flour of the fresh starchy cassava root. In the Hausa language, ''garri'' can also refer to the flour of guinea corn, maize, rice, yam, plantain and millet. For ...

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. The soup is made with

soaked in water after palm oil and potash mixture has been added.

Preparation

Owho soup is made from

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, Banga oil,

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity ...

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...

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, potash where garri is poured into palm oil thickened with potash. Sometimes it is made with other ingredients such as

bush meat Bushmeat is meat from wildlife species that are hunted for human consumption, most often referring to the meat of game in Africa. Bushmeat represents a primary source of animal protein and a cash-earning commodity for inhabitants of humid tro ...

. 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.

Serving

Oghwo Evwri is traditionally served with Usi (starch) and other times, Garri (Eba). 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. Oghwo Evwri can also serve as a sauce to plantain & yam.

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