An Encounter At The Market
Photo credit: Allnigerianrecipes It was one of those sunny days in the city of Asaba when I went for a visit to my best friend who was serving her fatherland there. Now, for those outside Nigeria, Asaba is the capital of Delta state in Nigeria. A friend of ours wanted me to prepare ogbono soup. So I decided to go to the popular Ogbogonogo market ( yeah, I know the name sounds funny). On getting there, I got all the ingredients needed for the soup except the ogbono. In case you don't know, Ogbono is the local name for wild or African mango. The seeds are used in preparing a kind of soup and it is very popular in Nigeria. Photo credit: Allnigerianrecipes Okay, back to my encounter. After getting the ingredients, I was to get the ogbono. Each shop I entered and asked for it, I was told it wasn't available. I was beginning to get agitated cos I was walking under the scorching sun even though I hate going to the market except for my personal shopping. Finally, (wit...