Nkwobi

Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

Short description: Nkwobi is a spicy cow-foot dish served in a thick palm-oil sauce, usually as a rich shared plate.
Ingredients: Cow foot is cooked until tender, then coated in a thick palm-oil sauce with potash, calabash nutmeg, crayfish, chile, onion, and bitter leaves.
Cultural note: The sauce is part of the identity: potash helps palm oil emulsify into a glossy coating that clings to every piece.
Common misconception: It is not a soup to ladle over rice; it is usually a sauced meat dish eaten piece by piece.

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creator:: Uzhor
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: CC BY-SA 4.0
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