Ofe Owerri is an Igbo delicacy in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The soup is made with snails, beef,assorted meat and fishes.[1][2]
As the name implies the soup is popular amongst the people living in the capital of imo state, Owerri.[3]
The soup is one of the most expensive Igbo soups which is why is nicknamed 'Jewel of South East'.[2][4]
Varieties of vegetables such as okazi and uziza leaf are used in preparing it. Ugu can serve as an alternative to uziza when it is not readily available. Other ingredients include different type of fish and meats and crayfish. Ofe Owerri is cooked with palm oil and achi[clarification needed] is used to thicken the soup.[5]
Ofe Owerri can be eaten with semolina, fufu, pounded yam and Eba [3][5]