"Iya mina pu." This is a form of greeting
in the Kalabari language. The Kalabari people are a part of the Ijaw tribe that
hails from Rivers State and they sure have a rich culture.
From their festivals to their food, weddings to
their traditional outfits, they are known to be proud of their culture and show
it off at any chance they get. To celebrate the Kalabari culture, here are 3
cuisines that are popular amongst them.
3 dishes to try from the Kalabari region
1. Onunu
This is a mixture of overly ripe plantain, extra
soft boiled yam and palm oil mashed together with a bit of salt to taste. It is
typically served at Ijaw or Kalabari traditional weddings. It can be eaten with
fresh fish pepper soup or fish stew.
2. Odu Fulo - Native soup
This is a popular dish and is pretty expensive to
cook. It is made with any and everything that can be found in the sea. It is
typically made with fresh fish, nsam (blue periwinkles), ngolo (white
periwinkles), ofingo (clams) and any other seafood that might tickle your
fancy. It can be eaten with fufu, garri, pounded yam or any other swallow of
your choice.
3. Fisherman soup
This is a soup made with palm oil, fresh fish and
other kinds of seafood like snail, nsam, ngolo, ofingo etc. Some people use
okra to make it so think seafood okra. History has it that it is named so
because back in the day, the fishermen would make soup using whatever they
caught at sea with palm oil and eat it. It can be eaten with any swallow of
your choice, yam or cocoyam.
Have you ever tried any of these? Would you be
willing to try them out?
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