Fakou, also known as fakou foye or fakoye, is a traditional soup of the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger and northern Mali. The soup is dark green and slightly thick, made from jute leaves, scientifically known as Corchorus olitorius and referred to elsewhere in Africa as mulukhiyah or ayoyo.
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Fakou, also known as Fakou Foye or Fakoye, is a traditional soup of the Songhai and Tuareg people in Niger and Northern Mali.
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Fakou, also known as Fakou Foye or Fakoye, is a traditional soup of the Songhai and Tuareg people in Niger and Northern Mali.
Uses Ingredient: Jute Leaves, lead paragraph
This dark green, slightly thick soup is made from jute leaves scientifically known as Corchorus olitorius, commonly referred to as Mulukhiyah in North Africa and Ayoyo in Ghana.
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