Peanut soup
 West African peanut soup with fufu | |
| Alternative names | Groundnut soup |
|---|---|
| Type | Soup |
| Course | Main |
| Region or state | African cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Peanuts, onions, tomatoes, aubergine, okra, ashanti pepper, ginger, bay leaves, rosemary, peanut butter, water |
Peanut soup or groundnut soup is a soup made from peanuts, often with various other ingredients. It is a staple in African cuisine but is also eaten in East Asia (Taiwan), the United States (mainly in Virginia)[1][2] and other areas around the world. It is also common in some regions, such as Argentina's northwest,[3][4] Bolivia[5] and Peru,[6] where it can sometimes be served with bone meat and hollow short pasta or fries. In Ghana it is often eaten with fufu, omo tuo and banku often very spicy.[7] Groundnut soup is also a native soup of the Benin (Edo) people in Nigeria and it is often eaten with pounded yam. [8][9][10] Some of the essential ingredients used in making it are: Ugu, Oziza leafs Piper guineense (uziza seed) and Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf).[11][12]
It is prepared from groundnut which is mashed into a paste,[13] usually termed as groundnut paste. When cooked, the groundnut is ashy pink in color. Groundnut soup is eaten with eba, fufu, banku, kenkey and so on.[14] It is a delicacy that Nigerian, Ghanaian and people in other African countries consume, such as in Sierra Leone.[15] In Ghana, it is known as nkatenkwan in Akan language and "Azidetsi" in Ewe language.
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Garnished ground nut or peanut soup -
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Latin American peanut soup
See also
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[edit]- ^ Cathy (18 November 2012). "A Thanksgiving Recipe: Virginia Peanut Soup". National Peanut Board. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ Collins, Geneva (9 May 2007). "Where Settlers, Slaves and Natives Converged, a Way of Eating Was Born". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ ""Sopa de mani", el plato favorito de los norteños para festejar el Carnaval" ["Peanut Soup", the northerner's favorite dish to celebrate Carnival.]. www.quepasasalta.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Sopa de maní, la receta ideal para celebrar el jueves de ahijados" [Peanut Soup, the ideal recipe to celebrate Godchild Thursday]. www.todojujuy.com (in Spanish). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Sopa de Maní - Cochabamba Bolivia" [Peanut Soup - Cochabamba Bolivia]. Conoce Cochabamba Bolivia (in Spanish). 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Sopa de Mani :: Gastronomía Perú" [Peanut Soup :: Gastronomy Peru]. Gastronomía Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Ghanaian groundnut soup – recipe". The Guardian. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "How to Cook Groundnut Soup". FoodieDame. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Groundnut Soup - Omisagwe". Sisi Jemimah. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "How to prepare Cassava Fufu: Akpu". All Nigerian Food Recipes. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Make groundnut soup the Edo way". Tribune Online. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Groundnut Soup (Omisagwe)". My Active Kitchen. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Saffery, D. (2007). The Ghana Cookery Book. Jeppestown Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-9553936-6-2.
- ^ "Recipe of Ultimate Ground nut/peanut soup | Best Recipes". getmenurecipes.web.app. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Anthropologist'S Cookbook. Taylor & Francis. 2012. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-136-16789-8.
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