Nigerian · soup
Banga Soup (Palm Nut Soup)
Banga Soup (Palm Nut Soup) reads nutty 5.0, umami 4.6 and heat 4.4 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Nigerian soup, about 1 hr 40 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.
The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10
- Umami & Savory — 5.4 / 10
- Sweet & Fruity — 1.7 / 10
- Sour & Bright — 1.2 / 10
- Bitter & Earthy — 1.8 / 10
- Rich & Fat — 6.0 / 10
- Aromatic & Spice — 4.9 / 10
The measured notes (of 18)
Nutty 5.0 · Umami 4.6 · Heat 4.4 · Salinity 4.1 · Marine & Briny 4.0 · Richness 3.4 · Allium 3.1 · Warm Spice 2.0 · Earthy 1.6 · Sweetness 1.5 · Bitterness 1.2 · Sourness 1.2 · Floral 1.1 · Herbaceous 1.0 · Fruity 0.7
What's in it (8)
- 2 cups palm nuts (or 1 can palm nut cream)
- 1 lb catfish
- 2 tbsp crayfish
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp banga spices (oburunbebe stick, beletete, otaiko)
- 2 scotch bonnets
- salt to taste
- 2 seasoning cubes
Time & effort: about 1 hr 40 min (40 min active) · effort: medium
Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 293.7 kcal, 12 g protein, 24.2 g fat, 10.9 g carbs
Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.
How it's cooked (3 steps)
- Boil palm nuts and pound to extract the cream, then strain.
- Simmer the cream with onion, banga spices, cooked meat or fish, ground crayfish, and peppers until the soup thickens and darkens.
- Season well and serve over short-grain rice or with starch.
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- Shrimp and Okra Purloo — Southern · Lowcountry
- Caruru de Camarão Seco — Brazilian
- Matapa — Mozambican
- Ogbono Soup (Draw Soup) — Nigerian
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