Ofe Di Na Nwayi

What we know so far

Ofe di na nwayi means "husband and wife soup" in Igbo, the small, rich pot a new bride is taught to cook for the two of them: cow heart and stockfish simmered soft, thickened with a little ground egusi (or achi or ofor), coloured with palm oil, seasoned with crayfish and dried pepper, and finished with a handful of shredded uziza or okazi leaves. It is made in modest quantity, without the piles of assorted meat of a party soup, and it is meant to be eaten by two with pounded yam or fufu. The heart is the tradition; beef or chicken stand in for it.

The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 10 ingredients and 5 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.

What claiming it means

1. Cook it the way you actually make it. Change anything in our draft that is wrong, and most of it probably is.
2. Photograph your own, so the page carries a real picture instead of somebody else's.
3. Send it in. An editor reads it, and it publishes with your name on it and a link to your profile.

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