My Traditional Delight!

In my Locality, a man who cooks for his wife is considered a "woman wrapper", meaning he is being nominated by his wife. Is this true? I don't know for others, but for me, I consider such a man as a caring, loving, and supportive husband. So I decided to prepare a special traditional delight which is my wife's Favorite soup, that is "Atama Soup".

Atama Soup is the special soup of the akwa Ibom people in Nigeria. The Atama soup is cooked with leaves from the Atama tree, and the Atama tree has the botanical name "heinsia crinita". This soup is considered special because of its nutritional content, and special taste. Before I speak of the nutritional benefits of Atama Soup, let me mention its Ingredients.

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Ingredients For Atama Soup

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1 Atama leaves

2 water leaf

3 Fish, Stockfish, and Meat

4 seasoning cube, generally known here as Maggi.

5 salt and pepper

6 palm oil, periwinkle and crayfish

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Method For Preparing Atama Soup

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Step 1: I Sliced My Atama leaves into smaller sizes to make them smooth and nice; boiled water, poured the Atama leaves into a bowl, poured the hot water into it, and filtered it; this is done to remove dirt and sand.

Step 2: I Sliced my water leaf into a desirable size and kept it aside.

Step 3: I Placed my cooking pot on the fire, put in a Normal quantity of water, washed my stockfish and put, covered it, and allowed it to soften.

Step 4: I Washed my fish, and periwinkle, poured it into the cooking pot, and cooked it alongside the stockfish.

Step 5: When it was properly cooked, I added my steamed meat, oil, crayfish, pepper, salt, and my seasoning cube, stirred it properly, and tasted it to know if everything was in the right proportion. I Covered it for a few minutes.

Step 6: When it was done, I poured in my sliced water leaf, stirred it, and allowed it for a few minutes, after which I added my Atama leaves. lastly, I stirred it to mix properly.
I Enjoyed my Atama Soup with the swallow of my choice.

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WHY I CHOSE ATAMA SOUP

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1. Atama Soup is my wife's favorite. I wanted to please her and make her feel loved and supported. It was just a way of appreciating her.

2. I like the aroma and delicious taste of Atama soup.

3. Atama soup is nutritionally beneficial.

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Nutritional benefits Of Atama Soup

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Atama leaves, botanically known as "heinsia crinita", contain vitamins such as A, C, and E that help in nourishing the human skin. The leaf is also enriched with Iron, which helps in the production of red blood cells; therefore, eating Atama helps curb anemia. The soup is always tasty, and eating Atama is beneficial.

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My wife Appreciated the soup, I don't know if the soup was as delicious as the ones she used to prepare. Thanks, @goodybest, for this beautiful contest.

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BEST REGARDS

@iddy