Ogbono soup

Ogbono soup, is a Nigerian igbo dish made with ground dry ogbono seeds[1] (the local name for Irvingia)[2] with considerable local variation. The ground ogbono seeds are used as a thickener, and give the soup a black coloration.[2] Besides seeds, water and palm oil, it typically contains meat and/or fish seasonings such as chili pepper,[2] leaf vegetables and other vegetables. Typical leaf vegetables include bitterleaf and celosia. Typical other vegetables include tomatoes and okra. Typical seasonings include chiles, onions, and iru (fermented locust beans).[2] Typical meats include beef, goat, fish,[2] chicken, bush meat, shrimp, or crayfish.

Ogbono soup

Alternative names	Draw Soup
Type	Soup
Place of origin	Nigeria
Region or state	Igbo
Main ingredients	Ogbono seeds, water, oil, leaf vegetables (bitterleaf and celosia), other vegetables, seasonings, meat
Cookbook: Ogbono soup

It can be eaten with fufu,[2]or with Pounded Yam In other countries the soup may be available in packaged prepared form in some markets that specialize in Western African foods.[2] Ogbono soup has a mucilaginous (slimy) texture,[3] similar to okra soup.