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+====== Kogi Cuisine ======
+==== 🍠 Owo Soup (Igala Style) ====
+A signature Igala dish made with palm oil, potash, and fish or meat, thickened into a smooth, slightly sticky consistency. It’s famous for its unique balance of smoky and tangy notes and is traditionally eaten with pounded yam or boiled plantains. [([[https://cookpad.com/eng/recipes/4582889|Cookpad]])]
+==== 🌶️ Egusi Pepper Soup ====
+A lighter, spicier version of the classic melon seed soup. The Kogi version combines egusi (melon seeds) with hot pepper broth, resulting in a thinner, aromatic stew often served with eba (cassava dough). [([[https://interestingwiki.com|Link description]])]
+==== 🥩 Ebira “Oniwo” (Meat in Palm Oil Sauce) ====
+Chunks of beef or goat meat are cooked in thick palm oil with ground crayfish, chili, and locust beans, giving it an intense, rich, and smoky flavor. It’s a celebratory meal served at family gatherings. [([[https://sisijemimah.com/2017/08/11/locust-beans-stew-obe-ata-iru/|Sisi Jemimah]])]
+==== 🥣 Igala Yam Pepper Soup ====
+Distinct from the southern yam porridge, this dish features yam cubes simmered in spicy broth flavored with uda, uziza, and scent leaves — simple yet invigorating and deeply comforting. [([[https://allnigerianfoods.com/yam-pepper-soup/|All Nigerian Foods]])]
+==== 🌽 Apapa (Fermented Corn Meal) ====
+Made from fermented corn batter, steamed in leaves like moin-moin. The result is tangy, slightly sour, and light — eaten with spicy fish sauce or vegetable relish. A staple during the rainy season. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW8V3V0kFcQ|YouTube]])]
+==== 🫘 Okene Groundnut Soup ====
+A local Ebira delicacy made with ground roasted peanuts, tomatoes, onions, and chili. Rich, creamy, and nutty, it pairs beautifully with soft pounded yam or rice. [([[https://www.yummymedley.com/nigerian-groundnut-stew/|Yummy Medley]])]
+==== 🥬 Okra and Smoked Fish Stew ====
+Okra is cooked with smoked fish, palm oil, and a touch of iru (fermented locust beans) for umami depth. The Kogi version is distinct for its slightly charred oil flavor and minimal water — hearty and rustic. [([[https://www.facebook.com/oluchukwu.blessing.925/posts/okra-soup-cooked-with-smoked-fish-is-the-best-especially-when-you-cook-your-okra/902153971978649/|Facebook]])]
+==== 🌾 Akpu (Cassava Fufu) with Bitterleaf Soup ====
+Cassava fufu is fermented and cooked into a stretchy dough, served with Ofe Onugbu (bitterleaf soup) rich with meats, stockfish, and ground melon seeds — a dish linking Igala and Igbo influences. [([[https://proveg.org/ng/recipes/ofe-onugbu-bitterleaf-soup/|ProVeg]])]
+==== 🍗 Roasted Chicken with Atariko Sauce ====
+A countryside specialty: free-range chicken is wood-roasted, then served with a sauce of atariko (African black pepper), onions, and red chili. The flavor is bold and peppery, a favorite for festivals. [([[https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/black-pepper-roasted-chicken|Epicurious]])]
+==== 🥥 Coconut Rice (Lokoja Style) ====
+Rice cooked with fresh coconut milk, fish stock, and chili peppers — a dish showing the southern coastal influence that traveled up the Niger River to Lokoja, the historical confluence city. [([[https://cheflolaskitchen.com/african-style-coconut-rice/|Chef Lola's Kitchen]])]
+==== 🐟 Dried Catfish and Sesame Soup ====
+Sesame (beniseed) is common in Kogi. It’s roasted and ground, then cooked with dried catfish and palm oil to form a smooth, nutty soup — earthy and deliciously smoky. [([[https://www.yummymedley.com/seafood-beniseed-soup/|Yummy Medley]])]
+==== 🌰 Plantain Pottage with Crayfish and Scent Leaf ====
+Ripe or semi-ripe plantains are cooked into a sweet-savory stew with palm oil, onions, and crayfish, then finished with scent leaves (nchanwu) for a perfumed finish. [([[https://cookpad.com/eng/recipes/5716986|Cookpad]])]
+==== 🍵 Igala Millet Pap (Ogi) with Spicy Fish Relish ====
+This is not your usual breakfast pap — it’s served with a side of spicy dried fish relish cooked in palm oil and chili, turning a simple porridge into a rich, layered meal. [([[https://www.africanbites.com/homemade-akamupap-ogi-corn-porridge/|Immaculate Bites]])]
+==== 🌽 Ebira Corn and Beans Porridge (Agadagidi) ====
+Corn and beans are cooked together with palm oil, pepper, and dried fish — a humble but hearty farm meal, famous for sustaining energy during long workdays. [([[https://www.adasrecipes.com/beans-and-corn-porridge-recipe-adalu/|Ada's Recipes]])]
+==== 🐐 Kogi Bushmeat Pepper Stew ====
+Game meat (often antelope or grasscutter) is slow-cooked with pepper mix, palm oil, and local herbs until deeply flavorful. A village delicacy often served during the new yam festival. [([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/popularnigeriandish/posts/8522309637833323/|Facebook]])]
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