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. [1]
The soup is common to the Tiv tribe of Benue state whose slogan is "Food basket of the Nation". [2] [3]
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. [4]
Pawpaw soup is best taken with swallows such as pounded yam, fufu, eba and semovita [5] [6]