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FISHERMAN'S SOUP RECIPE  Another very interesting recipe from the Southern Nigeria is the FISHERMAN SOUP. This soup is very rich and can be eaten on its own as a main course or with white rice or mashed potatoes. In Nigeria, it is community eaten with pounded yam, eba or semolina. THE FISHERMAN”S SOUP Ingredients 2 pcs Fresh Fish (You can use tilapia) 4pieces Jumbo prawns cut as desired 1 Cup Isam (Periwinkle) 4 Pcs Crab 1.5 Cups cleaned fresh prawns 1.5 Cup Chopped Uziza Leaf 1 Small Bulb of Onion 1 Cup of edible mollusca 2 tbsp Cocoyam Paste for thickening 2 cubes Seasoning (Knorr/Maggi) ...to taste 1 tbsp Powdered dry shrimps 1 tbsp Palm Oil 1 tbsp Dry Pepper 1 pc Scotch Bonnet Pepper 2 tbsp Salt ...to taste Instructions In a clean pot of boiling water, place your Cocoyam. Cook until it is soft. Once soft, peel it and pound till it is completely smooth, forming a paste. In a separate pot, add cook the fish, palm oil, add the scotch bonnet, onion, dry pepper, dry shrimps powder a...