Pepper soup
This quote caught my attention in a post at Instapundit about Nigerians being jealous of the way the Blagojevich scandal is being handled:
“But the Americans are telling us that you cannot sell elective positions. It is not a cash and carry affair. And that whoever does so, is under the big watchful eyes of Big Brother. Where is the Nigerian equivalent of the FBI?”
“They are busy eating pepper soup and acting as bodyguards and house boys to the same enemies of the state that they are supposed to be watching.”
Hmm, what’s “pepper soup”?
Pepper Soup or Peppersoup—which is especially popular in the English-speaking countries of Western Africa: Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria—doesn’t have any more pepper than many other African soups. It is usually made with goat meat, but can also be made with beef, chicken, or mutton. There are many ways this soup can be seasoned. One Nigerian company makes “Peppersoup cubes” (for “easy, tasty, convenient peppersoup in double quick time”), which may be available in import grocery stores.
Click through for the recipe. Another recipe here.
