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Edikang ikong

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Edikang ikong is a vegetable soup made with ikong ubong that originated among the Efik people of Cross River State and the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. It is considered a delicacy and is sometimes served on occasions of importance, and because it is nutritious and costly to prepare it has been described as eaten mostly by wealthier Nigerians. Ingredients include beef, dried fish, bush meat, crayfish, shaki, kanda, pumpkin leaves, water leaves, ikong ubong, onion, periwinkle, palm oil, salt, and pepper. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Soup 1
Origin Region
Nigeria 2
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Vegetable, Ingredients
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1. Edikang ikong (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Edikang ikong is a vegetable soup made with ikong ubong that originated among the Efik people of Cross River State and Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria It is considered to be a delicacy among some Nigerians, and is sometimes served during occasions of importance.
  • In Cuisine: Nigerian Cuisine, Lead section
    originated among the Efik people of Cross River State and Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria
  • Uses Ingredient: Vegetable, Lead section
    a vegetable soup
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2. Edikang ikong (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Nigeria
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Nigeria
Nigeria
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