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Bitter leaf soup

A bowl with bitter leaf soup.

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The picture shows a bowl of Nigerian bitter leaf soup. Bitterleaf soup, also known as ofe onugbu in Igbo, is a traditional Nigerian soup that is popular among the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria. Bitter leaves are the leaves of a plant called vernonia amygdalina. They need to be thoroughly washed and squeezed to remove any bitterness.

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