About palm nut soup
soup made from palm fruit
Palm nut soup or banga is a soup made from palm fruit common in the Cameroonian, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivorian communities. The soup is made from a palm cream or palm nut base with stewed marinated meats, smoked dried fish, and aromatics. It is often eaten with starch, eba, fufu, omotuo, banku, fonio, or rice. The use of the palm fruit in cooking is significant in Ivorian,
Cameroonian, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian and other West and Central African cuisines.
Cuisine Type
- Nigerian cuisine
- Cameroonian cuisine
Components
- table salt
- chicken as food
- crayfish
- seasoning
- Palm fruit
- fresh fish
Dietary Information
✓ Must-try when visiting Nigeria
Traditional Nigeria cuisine
