What it is
Pepper soup made with bone-in goat meat, simmered long enough for the marrow and connective tissue to enrich the broth. It is the heaviest and most strongly flavoured of the pepper soups.
Key ingredients
- Goat meat with bone
- Pepper soup spice blend
- Scotch bonnet pepper
- Onions
- Scent leaf or uziza
- Ground crayfish
- Salt
A list of what goes in, not a recipe. Quantities and method vary by household.
How it is eaten
Eaten very hot from a bowl, the bones sucked by hand, with agidi, yam or bread and usually a cold drink.
Cultural significance
Goat meat pepper soup is the celebration version of pepper soup, served at weddings, funerals and title ceremonies across the south east and Middle Belt, and standard in bars and beer parlours nationwide. Goats are kept widely and slaughtered for occasions, so the dish sits at the point where an event and everyday drinking culture meet.
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