title: Pawpaw soup
text: # Pawpaw soup
  
  Pawpaw soup is a popular delicacy of one of the Tiv ethnic group of Nigeria, the soup is made up of dry pawpaw flakes, palm oil, beef and egusi.
  
  ## Origin
  
  The soup is common to the Tiv tribe of Benue state whose slogan is "Food basket of the Nation".
  
  ## Overview
  
  Beef is fried and after which the stock from it is added to a pot alongside palm oil, egusi,onion and seasoning cubes. The soup is allowed to cook for a few minutes after which the unripe pawpaw flakes are added.
  
  ## Other foods
  
  Pawpaw soup is best taken with swallows such as pounded yam, fufu, eba and semovita
  
  