Fresh okra cut fine and cooked down with assorted meats, palm oil and pepper until the soup turns glossy and silky. Served with a soft swallow, it is the bowl guests order when they want something that tastes like home.
Okra soup lives or dies on how the okra is cut and when it goes in. Cut too fine and cooked too long, it collapses; added late and cut coarse, it stays sharp and green with the draw that makes the soup what it is. We cut ours fresh rather than using frozen, which is the difference you can taste.
Assorted meats go in early so their flavour works through the pot, and the palm oil is added with a light hand so the soup stays glossy rather than heavy. Ask for the meat-free version if you would rather have it without.
Okra is cut fresh for each batch and folded in near the end so it keeps its texture and draw. Meats are simmered separately first, then brought together with the pepper base. Swallow is packed on the side so it arrives soft.
Find okra soup at Lagos Flavors on 111 Street NW, minutes from Downtown Edmonton, Central McDougall, Oliver and Westmount. Dine in, order ahead for pickup, or have it delivered across central Edmonton. Browse the full Nigerian menu, or try our egusi soup and goat meat pepper soup.
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“Lagos Flavors feels like home. Authentic taste, great music, and a relaxed vibe. Everything came out hot and fresh, and the staff were lovely.”
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“Amazing Nigerian food in Edmonton! The jollof rice and suya were full of flavor, and the portions were generous. Staff were welcoming and took time to explain the menu to us. We’ll definitely be back.”
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“We ordered online for pickup and the experience was smooth. Food was ready on time and packaged well. The weekend specials are a must-try if you want something different.”
Order okra soup for dine-in, pickup or delivery at 10514 111 Street NW in Queen Mary Park, central Edmonton.