Alternative names | Oha soup |
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Type | Soup |
Place of origin | Nigeria |
Region or state | South East |
Created by | Igbo people |
Serving temperature | Warm |
Main ingredients | Oha leaf |
Ingredients generally used | Uziza |
Oha soup (Igbo: Ofe Ọha) is a soup mostly eaten in the south eastern part of Nigeria.[1][2][3]
Oha soup is a Nigerian delicacy from the Eastern region. It is commonly prepared by the Igbo people from an evergreen tree whose botanical name is Pterocarpus mildraedii.[4]
The main ingredient for the soup is the oha leaf, others include uziza, achi (soup thickener), meat, crayfish, palm oil and salt. Other names for the soup include uha, aja, and ora soup.[5][6]