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Afang soup, eaten by Efik and Ibibio people of Nigeria is a delicious stew made with Afang leaves and a leafy vegetable called waterleaf or malabar spinach.

If you have been following Remvic African Restaurant for a while, and have managed to escape a trip to your African market, this Afang soup recipe is going to push you to go there, and trust me, this dish is worth the trip. Get on google and look up “African grocery stores near me”, and get ready to take a trip to flavortown. For Africans already familiar with African grocery stores, or for those who live in the great continent already, this for you should be a simple trip for you. Let me introduce you to my delicious Afang Soup recipe, a leafy vegetable soup commonly associated with Calabar city in Nigeria but with cultural and family roots in the Ibibio and Efik tribes of the riverine areas of the country. These two tribes, which inhabit the Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states in Southern Nigeria feature this soup quite heavily in their cuisine and celebrations but to my knowledge, there are no major differences in their method of preparation.