Owo soup

Owo soup, whose fuller name is Oghwo evwri, is a soup eaten in the south-central region of Nigeria and is common among the Urhobo, Isoko and Itsekiri peoples. Its name means palm oil soup, and palm oil is a critical ingredient: garri is soaked in water after a mixture of palm oil and potash has been added, which thickens it, and fish, beef, crayfish and sometimes bush meat are added. The soup is ready when oil floats on its surface. It is also called oghwevwri, oghwoevwri, oghwo, ogwofibo and several other names, and its origin is disputed, since accounts credit the Itsekiri, the Urhobo or the Bini. It is typically eaten with a starch such as boiled yam, boiled bananas, boiled plantain or sweet potatoes, though it is sometimes eaten alone or used as a sauce. In Delta State it is traditionally served at weddings, and leaving it out is considered an insult to the guests.