Ose Oji

What we know so far

Ose oji means "pepper for kola" in Igbo: whatever spicy thing is served alongside the kola nut when guests are welcomed. In practice it usually means this thick, peppery peanut butter, roasted groundnuts ground smooth with ehuru (calabash nutmeg), dried chilli, crayfish and a stock cube, set out in a small bowl at village meetings, traditional weddings and the breaking of kola. It is eaten a fingertip at a time with kola, with garden eggs (the small bitter eggplants) or with slices of cucumber. The ehuru is what makes it taste of home; ordinary nutmeg is a poor substitute.

The draft was written from 3 published sources and holds 7 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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