Atama soup
| Type | Soup |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Cross River State |
| Associated cuisine | Nigeria |
| Main ingredients | Vegetable, palm nut |
Atama soup is a vegetable and palm nut soup that originates from the Efik People of Cross River State in South South Nigeria.[1][2] It is popularly known amongst the Cross River and Akwa Ibom People of Nigeria. The soup is made from palm kernel, the extract of oil gotten from the palm kernel is what is used to make the soup. Atama soup is mostly thick and cooked with variety of meat, dry fish and sometimes Periwinkle a.k.a Nfi in Efik. Ingredients for preparing it include: fresh palm kernel, onions, salt, and others. It is one of Efiks's most cultural delicacy.
Atama is very nutritious because of the nutritional values of palm kernel.
See also
- Afang Soup
- Edikan Ikong
- Editan Soup
- Nigerian Cuisine
- List of Soups
- Vegetable soup
- List of vegetable soups
References
- ^ "Top Exotic Nigerian Dishes You Must Taste This Week". Nigerian Bulletin - Nigeria News Updates. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "Ikot Ekpene: The Raffia City |". leadership.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
