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Best Draw soup in Sydney
“Named for how it draws from the bowl: okra, ogbono, or ewedu leaves cooked into thick, cling-to-your-spoon soup.”
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Draw soup is the pidgin english name of some soups in parts of Nigeria that are made from okra, ogbono (Irvingia gabonensis) or ewedu leaves (jute) Nigerians. The name derives from the thick viscosity characteristic of the broth as it draws out of the bowl when eaten either with a spoon or, more characteristically, by dipping a small piece of solid (fufu) into it. It can be served with numerous Nigerian fufu meals, including eba (garri) and pounded yam.
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Draw soup gets its name from the way it clings to your spoon—thick, viscous, almost reluctant to leave the bowl. Made from okra, ogbono, or ewedu leaves, this Nigerian soup is built on texture as much as flavor, designed to coat each piece of fufu (whether eba, garri, or pounded yam) in its glossy embrace. The dish transforms simple greens and legumes into something that moves deliberately, deliberately satisfying.
Order it here when it has
- distinctive thick texture
- versatile with multiple fufu options
- builds on leafy vegetables
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