West Africans Try Each Other's Peanut Butter Soup

[@moremiaj4786]

As a Nigerian, I would go for number one. The meat, the pepper.... it looked so delectable.

[@amaragrace94]

Sameee it looked amazing😍

[@KSlayZZ]

My Ghanaian sister’s soup seemed like it was on point but i can’t lie the amount of meat from the first one might have got me

[@TS-xn1mc]

The one with cabbage and oil is the only reason the first one didn’t win.

[@Pgschool37]

#1 is the one that did it for me as well.

[@mrbear1302]

So you like liquid Crisco?

[@mimimosa259]

Kathy is so nice. She understands people make it differently and tried to find positive things about each dish and appreciated it even if it’s not how she does it.

[@Douksmouna]

Hi guys Mouna’s here. Thank you for watching this episode. I just want to clarify few things. I went to the show thinking they wanted me to make peanut butter stew and that’s why you see a stew instead of soup. I was very confused when I seen other people who brought a normal peanut butter soup. That’s why I was asking too much about them vegetables lol. For those familiar with French African peanut butter soup (Maafe) you guys know it’s heavy and full of vegetables so that’s what I made. And when you say soup it means maafe for us. So I guess it’s different from each country. I wasn’t trying to be mean or rude I was just very confused so I apologize for it. Also I like Abena’s soup better because hers wasn’t really spicy. Kathy’s soup was just too spicy for me to eat. I just couldn’t. That’s just my preference ! Anyways it was nice to be part of it. Thank you for the opportunity Buzzfeed. Don’t forget so many parts were cut, you guys didn’t get to see everything. So be kind🫶🏾 Thank you for all the positives feedbacks✨ I appreciate y’ll💕

[@abdullaali1799]

Beauty.

[@swift467]

Misunderstandings happen. You are amazing, don't listen to any negative comments you read!

[@iwannasleepplz]

Such an excellent explanation. Thank you for this input. The channel should've informed us. They should've been more educating about the differences, and also clear out the misunderstandings.

[@strasbourgeois1]

I love your accent… ❤

[@siennasroses]

its ok love

[@mauriceknighton8590]

Bring Kathy back. She was definitely fair from start to finish

[@afiabelleheart]

Yessss Abena you made all Ghanaians proud today !!!! 🇬🇭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@hat880]

Title should have said west africans.....we def have groundnut soup in east africa too amd we weren't represented🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@nicolenavarro3942]

@@hat880make your own video

[@mangosteenmontoya]

@@nicolenavarro3942takes resources and time, not everyone is in the right situation to create videos.

[@pinksands2426]

I really enjoy when the cooks are being kind and having fun with it. Kathy may not have won, but she is one of those pleasant/fair contestants that I would love to see more of.

[@wendytube007]

Came to say the same thing I think I would enjoy her soup the most because of her personality.

[@anonioninalaska8685]

I agree with you both.

[@SA-ew4gq]

Agreed!

[@hellaSwankkyToo]

totally agree!

[@narutotrickzxtv3D]

Mouna did all the criticizing just to end up serving everyone a garden in a bowl. 😂

[@moremiaj4786]

I felt she was hyper critical as well and her contempt when she thought Kathy's food was Nigerian, was palpable.

[@blaquenoise]

Well I need to try them thiccs.

[@rocklesson86]

The last one doesn't look like peanut butter soup to me.

[@tossapixeltoyournoelle]

@@moremiaj4786tbf she thought it might be nigerian because it was too spicy for her

[@LM-vg3fk]

she wasn't criticizing at all. She was just very surprised because it was so different from what they call Mafé in french speaking WA countries. Mafé can never be as liquidy and soupy as peanut butter soup, also many onions are needed, along with aubergines, cabbage and carrots, in order to prepare a proper mafé. Mafé is very different from peanut butter soup. She was just surprised. Just look at how they criticized her food, because they didn't know it was done differently in french speaking WA countries. They were very mean, yet very ignorant.

[@sw6951]

As a Sierra Leonean our pepper intake in insane. I’m not surprised 😂. Groundnut soup is one of my favourite soups ❤

[@realrootedjo]

Yes! My husband is Sierra Leonean and y’all groundnut soup is 🥵😂😂

[@SaloneSweetest]

Fellow Sierra Leonean here yes and with fufu👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿

[@mzashdashful]

Oh yes if it ain’t spicy we don’t want it! 🇸🇱

[@Adgegbe50ag]

Yes ain't gonna lie the times I cooked it I was heavy on scotch bonnet/habenero peppers and the spice 🌶 level was high

[@malikf482]

​@@mzashdashfulfacts Sierra Leone 🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱

[@MrDollazncents]

Bring the blindfolds back and have them try their own dishes please

[@thibault973]

The 3rd dish, which actually originated in Mali and is now a staple in all of French speaking West Africa is actually SO good. It can be found at any African restaurant in France. The maroon people in French Guiana, where I am from, have a very similar dish which they brought from Africa during slavery time, it's called Pinda chicken. You should try it, it's that good.

[@kebolaasere8901]

Thank youuuuuu! I'm from Burkina Faso and her sauce looked good! But to us it's a SAUCE though not a soup!

[@TemptressTeelia]

Yeah, I would say it’s a stew. Not a soup. But no doubt it taste awesome.

[@OrealeXO]

Yes i recognized that in Cameroon we have something similar to that in addition to the peanut butter soup. Thank you for the history lesson!

[@evakaty9505]

In Ivory Coast, there are not vegetables. Ours looks a lot like Abena’s, not Mouna’s

[@poppinc8145]

Interior West Africa (Western Sahel) would obviously use less water in dishes than Litoral West Africa because the interior has far less water sources than the coastline. It's funny how so many people want to claim the empires and history of Sahelian Africa but don't want to understand its culture and peoples.

[@ebonyrenee3296]

I love that y’all added the recipe at the end! As long as the contestants are willing, you should always add the recipe! 🎉

[@yourfavpersuasion9385]

i agree

[@umbertlambert2113]

I'm in a very bad, destructive mood today and have been sending every proud person I know super-harsh emails so that I can cut them down to size but this post made me happy. 😁 More people should agree with it. 😁

[@dasiareed2708]

@@umbertlambert2113that’s disturbing

[@mafiyuus]

@@umbertlambert2113 that is definitely.......something

[@theelolicious9302]

@@umbertlambert2113 what the hell???

[@SolaiDanae]

I’m from Surinam 🇸🇷🇸🇷and we have a similar dish like this. We use a special peanut butter from Surinam and coconut milk and seasoning for the soup. You can also add chicken thighs. And the plantains are cooked with the soup.

[@NattyShocks]

Y’all are our Ghanaian long lost family! We love y’all

[@SolaiDanae]

@@NattyShocks We love y’all 2💗💗🥰🥰

[@CAMarg-zs1xq]

That sounds amazing 😍

[@xerxescroes2281]

And when I lived in the Netherlands- Surinamese food was my absolute favorite - it’s the only thing I miss living in the USA - is great Surinamese food. And yes I love the Surinamese peanut soup; I also love the many different West African peanut soups I’ve had here in L.A….

[@Typical_Penguin]

😂 So funny seeing a fellow Surinaamse here. I'm Javanese-Surinamese and I love me some pindasoep. Mi lobing 🥰

[@mojojohnson8793]

I love how coco butter embraces the diaspora of Africans and there descendants around the world. At the end of the day we are connected we should embrace each other.

[@happypenguin25]

I don't see people using the word "diaspora" all that much anymore. It tickled my inner word fancy. Much appreciated.

[@spiritualcleanse7115]

Yes. Tariq Nasheed can take a hike

[@oleanderhawthorne510]

​@@happypenguin25 I've only ever seen diaspora used in the context of Jewish people, so same! Definitely a pleasant but uncommon word.

[@PerfectlyVoiceless]

As a proud West African, I am so happy to see our food being represented💜

[@hat880]

I wish they had included east africans.....we have this dish too and it would have been fun fo have more variety 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@appaspappa1033]

GROUNDNUT SOUP IS SO GOOD we need more central and west africans on this channel especially 💁🏾‍♀️🇨🇲🫶🏾

[@Bri-ss1gu]

Yes! I want to see Cameroon on here 🇨🇲❤

[@RDCFemmes]

Vraiment

[@Alclevy]

Yessssss we do cameroon 237

[@PerfectlyVoiceless]

Yes please! (Liberians specifically😅)

[@vampiregirl917]

My parents are west African but I live in Cameroon hell yeah we need groundnut soup and bâton de manioc!! Added!

[@intodaysepisode...]

Let's all stop and appreciate the gorgeous melanated queens on this competition.

[@jgdiva143]

Ghanaian peanut soup is the best 👌 I've been eating it since I was a baby it's still my favorite. So glad it won.

[@melinmove]

Same

[@debora3756]

Try the Angolan one because it's my favourite one

[@wildberrydreaming7526]

I went to Ghana about 10 years ago (I'm a Westerner) and their peanut soup is one of the best dishes I've ever had. I try to recreate it in my own kitchen now...just with a bit less spice 😅😅 So good!

[@jmyalane9695]

The first qqq

[@el7284]

Oh boy, do I have questions. Where are you from? How did the flavour tapestry match your personal palette? Did you try the infamous "aponkye nkakra" goat meat tomato soup?

[@sriontimaitra6804]

I'm Indian and decided to try making peanut butter soup at home a couple of months ago out of curiosity. Used elements of a few different Ghanaian recipes and did mine with bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and some own brand peanut butter from the Coop. MY GOD. It had been a long time since I'd tried something that had such a completely new flavour profile; it was properly spicy, smooth and unctuous, with the fat from the peanuts and chicken combining to make the flavour of the anise and thyme and garlic go on and on and on. I ate it three days in a row and it's become a go-to dinner, though it does take some planning since I like to marinate the chicken the night before and cook after work. Delicious doesn't even begin to describe it. I wish I could bottle this sauce and BATHE in it - plus, we keep the residual fat skimmed off the top and cook everything in it from fried rice to eggs. If anyone wants to invite me and my husband over for an authentic bowl made by someone who grew up in one of the cultures that loves this dish, I will be your best friend :'D

[@julieblair7472]

Loved reading this, I had a similar experience with this dish. I love it any time.

[@TwoSixVille]

I was introduced to peanutbutter soup when I was working at this Ghanaian Restaurant. The owner would cook a meal for us to try and I would have to say, I fell in love with fufu 5 years ago and the peanut butter dishes

[@allrealeverything]

I’ve never heard of this soup but it sounds really delicious. I think Mouna’s soup was more of a stew and had a lot going on so it took away from the star of the show which seems to be the peanut butter. I would love to see more dishes from these ladies and tbh, the first one looked really good to me.

[@moremiaj4786]

same here, as a Nigerian, that is the one that appealed to me the most and it actually made my mouth water.

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

@@moremiaj4786 Yeah because Nigerians don't know what a stew or soup are, so of course the one that appealed to you is the one the op said met the definition the least

[@kebolaasere8901]

I'm from Burkina Faso and Mouna's dish looked good to me. We do eat it with carrots and cabbage, that's really not unheard of to me (never seen it with an eggplant though) and it's a SAUCE (I call it sauce tigadèguè, some call it sauce arachide, some can call it mafé) that goes with rice/fufu in Burkina, not a soup so it's really not supposed to be runny like the other girls dishes.

[@poppinc8145]

@@Tu51ndBl4d3 Spoken like a moron. Why would he IRL care about definitions rather then how appealing the food actually looks and presumably tastes?

[@kebolaasere8901]

@@pinkari7455 what does that have to do with her cooking? You're entitled to your opinion but I think that's a bit of a stretch, wouldn't call her attitude "beyond ugly". And I don't think it's that deep

[@blackginger2233]

They all rated each other’s food so fairly and they were all so sweet ❤

[@KodisangMathabathe]

And very respectful 😊

[@Chazcott]

Kathy is giving me doctor tease idk why lol, very professional, pleasant, and just womanly

[@mis7289]

The hausa (Nigerian) version is thicker and has vegetables (not carrots) so I understand Mouna’s. But we also eat it with ‘rice balls’ like Abena’s. So cool to see the little differences.

[@elizabethasiedu8932]

Nigerians eat rice balls? 🙄🙄😂😂 never seen u guys eat such thing

[@minna4]

Yes, we do that in Northern Ghana too! Put leaves in the soup for texture :)

[@spinalfluid1193]

@@minna4 what kind of leaves do you usually put into it?

[@genevievejbx]

Mouna’s version is totally different than the “regular” and I would love to try 😍

[@theonlytinoxl]

then it’s no longer peanut butter soup she completely changed it lmao

[@RDCFemmes]

​@@theonlytinoxlstop being ignorant, it's just a different version. Senegal, Gambia, Congo and Uganda just to make a few have their own way of making the stew, soup or gravy. Even the Asian have their version of it, it doesn't make a different dish.

[@moremiaj4786]

@@RDCFemmes To be fair, Mouna's version can just as well be called cabbage soup because the cabbage and apparently carrots featured more prominently in it. So the person you accused of ignorance is not wrong to observe that you could also NOT call it peanut butter soup. Peanut butter soup that I have tried from Ghana tastes very very much like peanuts. Its the first thing that you taste and smell. It appears like if you taste the Burkina Fasso lady's peanut butter soup, it would not immediately taste like it was made with peanuts, but cabbage and carrots.

[@theonlytinoxl]

@@RDCFemmes it quite literally does that’s what makes it specific to that country 💀

[@RDCFemmes]

@@theonlytinoxlexactly so it's still peanut butter sauce so what's your point?

[@AlwaysTubin9213]

My stepdad is from Ghana so I grew up eating peanut soup with rice balls. One of my favorites😋

[@Ax1oM11oo]

The Ghana lady’s soup is the most authentic soup. That’s how we do it in my country. It’s soup with rice ball. BIGGER rice ball but it’s to be expected. I won’t say more. The other lady from Sierra Leone makes hers the way I make mine. It’s thick and spicy and with lots of meat and but I eat it with rice, not yam or cassava. So, I knew the Ghana lady was gonna win because that’s the most authentic African way of cooking peanut butter soup/sauce. To my sister from Burkina Faso, je dis: désolé mademoiselle mais bon, la prochaine fois peut être bien 😅.

[@SHELBY6061]

Sierra Leoneans are some of the best cooks around! 🇸🇱💜

[@AbsolutAlim]

Period

[@emmahamilton410]

Say it again 🎉

[@sia-l]

Say it loud for the people in the back!! ❤🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱

[@veronicasheriff1448]

Indeed we are 💯 🇸🇱

[@Adgegbe50ag]

Yep no lies told🇸🇱

[@axisboise]

It's always amazing when you see variations of dishes you grew up eating. Philippines also has a peanut butter based soup/stew called kare-kare. Often cooked with oxtail but also you cn substitute for Pork or Seafood. We also add vegetables but mostly just string beans and eggplant. The difference from the one these ladies have is that our Kare Kare is not spicy, but perhaps maybe I'll try to make it spicy one time and see how I'd like it.

[@aznzensation]

My exact thoughts

[@iamladyblack1188]

I’ve only had Senegalese Maafe. It is DELICIOUS!!! One of our favorite West African dishes. The ones I’ve had were thick like stew but no veggies unless they cooked all the way down to nothing. Now I have to try ones from other countries!

[@Mansata-ci8md]

Maafe actually originated from The Gambia called domoda there. It’s so good, you should try the Gambian version!

[@kaylajoyner8428]

Same but mine had potatoes and carrots in it

[@EsiaAF]

Respectfully a Sierra Leonean made me the best peanut soup I’ve had to date 🤌🏽🤍 he added shrimp and chicken it was divine

[@veronicasheriff1448]

We sabi cook 🇸🇱💯 always on point with food

[@lucasribeiro7534]

​@@veronicasheriff1448 I didn't know the word "sabi" was used in Sierra Leone! In Kriolu (from Guinea-Bissau), it also means "know". Ultimately, it comes from Portuguese.

[@veronicasheriff1448]

@@lucasribeiro7534 yes it does comes from a Portuguese word. We are one people with you guys

[@Adgegbe50ag]

@@lucasribeiro7534 yep. We do in our Krio language. Wow that's interesting you guys have a Kriolu language. Seems like Kriolu and Krio are so similar which shows how much connection we have. One love ❤️

[@astoumd]

As a Senegambian Mouna’s looked so good 😭 we definitely do it that way as well.

[@halimasultan03]

Exactly!

[@naycamara8256]

Right because who wants watery soup like the 🇬🇭 and 🇸🇱 girls. It needs veggies and thickness to it 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳

[@mommynthejs5588]

I came here to say this! The other ones looked so runny

[@lilgirlaz]

that was stew not soup tbh. Soup is meant to be ...soupy.

[@LoveyTee]

@@naycamara8256oh-

[@UpAndAtEmAddie]

I thought Mouna was one of my people 🇭🇹. Her version of peanut butter soup looks a little like Haitian legume.

[@Exotic_Spice2]

Frfr

[@baekchikenhyun]

right

[@phaniePaq]

For real....I just commented this. It looks like our Legume

[@derekwebster8442]

I also loved her voice and the way she was speaking French. It sounded so lovely and elegant with her accent.

[@leneeeonme]

I was just thinking this too!

[@mayaaisha]

As a Surinamese (South America), we make peanut butter soup too, but with ours we add balls made from plantain, the green and the jellow one. We eat it with rice too.

[@EwwwJermss]

Us Filipinos have something similar to this, but it's more like a stew than a soup. We call it Kare-Kare. It's traditionally made with oxtails, but since that ingredient is kind of expensive now, beef is used (not sure what cuts). We also typically add in tripe, eggplant, bok choy, and green beans, but there are other ingredients added because everyone has their own delicious recipe. We normally eat it with a side of white rice and that's all she wrote. I want some now and I just had some at a party yesterday lol (no baon :( )

[@edlee2336]

I tried Kare Kare for the first time a couple months ago in Phoenix. Sooooooo good and flavorful I went back to get it a 2nd time 😂

[@YashayahTheAlmighty]

yo OXTAILS???!!!! man you speaking the language

[@edgarrevlon]

Masarap ‼️🍽

[@ReginaVestra]

This video made me want kare-kare like a mfer 😅

[@aielianna]

that sounds good af

[@xdeftonesx9167]

Im not black or African but id try this stuff in a heartbeat. It looks so hearty. And the riceballs in the soup looks so good

[@pathetic2399]

You don’t gotta be a nationality or race to try food. Good looking food is good looking food, and if it tastes good, that’s great

[@RDCFemmes]

I am Congolese so I make own, I dated a Sierra Leonean man and the frst meal he cooked for was peanut butter soup with assorted meat and I fell in love with him, I have an Ugandan friend who has some before and it was good but missing some flavour and my current bf is Gambian so I am looking forward to taste their version of it. And I have never it with anything other than rice either, personal preference but I have to try Mafe as well.

[@geminlove24]

My husband is Gambian and our maafe is thicker but doesn't have cabbage in it. We eat it all the time at home. Good luck girl.

[@AbsolutAlim]

Yess Kathy!! You betta rep for Sierra Leone!! We got that spice! Your my winner!!

[@moremiaj4786]

As a Nigerian, I'd have gone for hers as well. It looked and sounded like it tasted absolutely divine.

[@safiatusavage4587]

Okay, Salone Titi, you represented us well, Kathy! 🇸🇱🇸🇱💎💎

[@angelashcroft4489]

I’m Sierra Leonean/ Liberian this is the first dish my dad taught me how to cook. ☺️

[@mikween8657]

Love these videos, especially the ones where they’re blindfolded and have to taste and rate their own dish.

[@TheJemstar28]

Whhhaaattt?? Where can I find those ones? That sounds super deadly!

[@AleahLeah]

Omggg we eat this too in my country. We call it “pienda supu”. This confirms what we already knew, it came straight from the motherland. 😌🇸🇷

[@dekonteemorris9192]

As a Liberian, I was rooting for my Sierra Leonean sister from the start.

[@akindele13]

Thanks, nieghbor😂

[@BT-jm3ww]

#1 looked the best. I would have preferred rice balls in my soup too like #2. I like the meat better in soup #1. I like the consistency of soup #1, a little thicker than soup #2. Soup #3 had way more oil than I could stomach but I do agree carrots would be a wonderful addition to soup #1 and #2. Congrats Abena!

[@argonwheatbelly637]

When I was a child, a dear friend of mine's mom tried to make peanut butter soup as a "gourmet" thing she read about. This was in the mid-70s, and it was ghastly. I had had Ghanaian food, and it tasted nothing like hers. 50 years later, and I still enjoy it from a local place that makes it. Palm nut soup, too. Goat, fufu...just delicious. I'm happy to see people trying and eating from a wider base of regional cuisines. It warms the heart. Excellent video! 🥰

[@crishnaholmes7730]

Was she from another culture

[@argonwheatbelly637]

@crishnaholmes7730 : White. Southern. Georgia. She tried. Meant well, but bless her heart, she couldn't cook...anything.

[@crishnaholmes7730]

@@argonwheatbelly637 ok

[@Bhroski]

I ain't West African so I don't know what an authentic peanut butter soup is.. But #1 looked so damn good. From looks alone I thought it'd win. Plus I like spicy foods so that's also a win. #2 looked like it'd taste good and would definitely taste of peanut butter, but I'm not one for runny soups. #3.... Hell, I'd still eat it. They all looked delectable.

[@TemptressTeelia]

Peanut soup gets thicker the next day after you made it. Or you can make it thicker. I prefer it thick. Not too runny. Not too thick. The rice balls are just yum with it. But I prefer fufu all day everyday.

[@zidinuovoio8308]

And as an actual wewt african i can tell you #2 is the most authentic one its meant to be a soup its meant to be light and smooth the rice ball soaks it up thats the whole point

[@stephen.]

I wish they had Ivorian peanut butter soup because it’s the best. It’s so rich and flavorful

[@KKemp-bt6nl]

Cocoa Butter!! Y'all done GOOD with this one here.

[@biancaeze14]

In Nigeria I remember it being called groundnut soup, but I never knew it was the same as peanut butter soup until I went to Ghana in the village and they told me, lol but the lady from Burkina Faso was right: Nigerians loooove pepe! lol

[@moorenicola6264]

I'm Irish but I made this soup years ago after my husband had major dental surgery. It had to be blended but it definitely kept him fed and full!

[@yourstrulyclo7707]

In The Gambia we add carrots to our peanut butter soup we do add veggies . But I love Africa we have similar foods and different ways of making it! I’m sure they’re all delicious ❤️

[@geminlove24]

I was hoping some Gambians/Senegalese were in the comments to represent!

[@JazzyJ28]

I love that you added the recipe at the end! Please keep doing that 🥺

[@olivertunmore7091]

I beg don't EVER stop this video series I love it sm

[@Rosie_illusion]

Never heard of peanut butter soup, does look good though!! Also you girlies are beautiful!!!😭❤️

[@nicnakstafford4065]

My step dad is from Togo and we love when he makes peanut butter soup. I’ve been enjoying authentic African food for over 20 years❤

[@MilkyWhite1]

As someone who hates soups and liquidy foods, I would devour Mouna's dish and I desperately want her recipe. It looks so damn good.

[@kreyolLA84]

It did look good. I'm not a fan of the amount of oil or cabbage in it, but I bet I'd eat it. The other ones were too "empty" for my taste, but I'm sure they were also good.

[@bizphone8662]

i def want to try it

[@irenedotcom2405]

⁠@@kreyolLA84that’s how our soups are….they don’t add vegetables or any thing else it’s just soup and meat.

[@H0neyCo]

To me mouna’s dish wasn’t a soup it was more of a stew

[@halimasultan03]

Exactly same here. And I've had Burkina peanut butter stew before. It's excellent

[@charmedgeek_]

I had an African roommate in college and we used to take ingredients and make one of our traditional dishes with them. I’ll never forget she made me peanut butter soup and I made her a PB&J 😂😂😂 (One of the tastiest soups I’ve ever eaten)

[@dearestlove8581]

Such a wholesome memory. Thanks for the idea also. Lol at PB&J, but hey that is a traditional American sandwich.

[@jagbrit3723]

I had a European roommate in college, her traditional dishes were so good. Also has a North American roommate in grad school. Lovely traditional food... Point being, what's the roommate's country? Given that there is no universal African dish. Otherwise the story sounds rather inane...

[@charmedgeek_]

@@jagbrit3723 how does it sound insane when this video we’re commenting on is highlighting Peanut Butter soup? I think maybe you read something incorrectly. And she was from The Gambia.

[@jagbrit3723]

@@charmedgeek_ I never said insane, inane. And it was, as you failed to specify her country initially, instead saying traditional African food. There is no such thing.

[@charmedgeek_]

@@jagbrit3723 ah okay! But no need to be like that lol people knew what I meant and I’m aware Africa isn’t one country nor was I implying as much. I just wasn’t going to give life stories in a short comment. The people in this video were Africans from different countries making the same dish but with their country’s regional flare. Therefore I recognized it as an African traditional dish. Just like here in America we have BBQ. But it’s different depending on where you go. BBQ in Dallas isn’t the same as in Memphis or in LA but it’s still BBQ and it’s a traditional American thing. Jollof would be another thing traditionally found in Africa, not over here, but is customized per country. Making it another traditional African dish in my eyes. Maybe we use the word traditional differently though.

[@treythestoner2232]

I love how nice and sweet they were to each other 5:16

[@sadielewis6934]

This is literally the best soup ever . I cry when I think about it because I don’t know how to make it exactly like the one my sons Ghanaian grandmother makes it.

[@jayelgin2234]

I’m getting a stew from Mouna’s soup, but it looks so good. All looks delicious and now I’m hungry 😂

[@Douksmouna]

Happy to make it for you😂

[@IRickyTM]

As a Ghanaian, its simply unfair to compare our soups to other countries soups. I'm honestly shocked Abena didnt get a 20

[@mercynanaamamensah7963]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LolaRabbit]

Awww…. It was a great video and I love that you guys also included the recipe. Thank you

[@jdane2277]

Abena's soup looks really delicious. Thank you for including recipes. But they all looked tasty.

[@KofiFromGH]

This is so cool because my parents use to live in Burkina Faso as Ghanaians and they picked up the way that they make peanut soup and incorporated with the Ghanaian way so usually when my mom makes peanut soup it has a balanced consistency that isn’t light but isn’t heavy so you could eat it with fufu or rice

[@thekyahlashay]

i’ve watched every single food swap!! i crave moreee lmao😂 no other food swap channel is better than cocoa butter ❤️

[@dorisnamondo97]

In Cameroon we have like different kinds of peanut butter soup (also called groundnut soup). We have "white" groundnut soup, this is usually prepared with peanuts which have not been grilled prior to grinding to make the soup. Then we have the regular groundnut soup which closer in comparison to the first ladies soup in this video. To make this soup, whole raw peanuts a lightly grilled in a skillet then ground into a paste which will be used to make the soup. Finally we have people who like putting vegetables in the soup like shredded cabbage ( a little bit like the third lady's soup) but ours is soupy with more liquid than hers.

[@fullofgrace91]

Yess. Its true that some folks make it with storebought peanut butter; but, even in college, my best friend' s roommate(they are Camers❤) would make it by taking pan grilled peanuts and grinding it up into a paste and then adding water and palm oil and lots of tomato paste and onions and "peppehh" and boiling it down with fresh local chicken(Not frozen). Then, after it got to the most dreamy😊 consistency, she would serve it over a bed of fluffy Jasmine rice. I had never, and I still have never had another culinary experience quite like it!!! Uhhhm uhhm uhhhm...so good😊❤🎉🎉 Its an art, really because, though I can duplicate the flavor, I have never been able to duplicate the consistency. Oh and they called it Gound nut soup, and not peanut soup. I guess thats because peanuts grow in the ground.😅 Now, almost 17 years later. I am vegan so I make ground nut soup the same way, except, in place of chicken, I make it with eggplants and okra and spinach and sweet potato, and black eye peas

[@tammyt8306]

I really enjoyed how they didn't totally diss each other like some other episodes I've seen ❤

[@lalay4435]

I love me a good soup and Abena's and Kathy's both look scrumptious but I like the fact that Kathy used Skippy 🥜 butter. Nice of Abena to share her recipe but I think I'm gonna search here on YT to find a similar recipe and tweak it to Kathy's. 🍲

[@moremiaj4786]

Same here. I like both recipe's but I gravitate towards Kathy's more.

[@thefudgems]

I love how Abeni started off trying to be polite but she just got more and more upset 😭😂 it will NEVER cease to make me laugh when the one that talks all the smack has the lowest rated dish 🤣 they were all super nice compared to every other video I’ve seen tho so love the energy they all had

[@Bri-ss1gu]

I have never heard this called Peanut Butter soup, I only know it as Groundnut soup 😂 🇨🇲

[@13zomi]

As a Ghanaian-American, I've only ever heard it called peanut butter soup so I also learned something new today lol

[@strawberrydaddy8704]

​@@13zomiouu that's interesting to know.we call it groundnut soup in Ghana. I think it's because we call the nuts themselves 'groundnut' not 'peanut'.

[@SaloneSweetest]

Back home as in West Africa mostly , it’s groundnut soup. But you know we have to make the English folks understand😊😊😊😊 groundnut soup sounds so much better to me

[@familyguy7763]

Who cares... now you know another way to say it

[@AS-dc9fy]

@@13zomi as a ghanaian canadian its nkatekwan/groundnut soup. we only call it peanut butter soup bc living in the west makes it easier to substitute groundnut paste for peanut butter but it is ultimately still a traditional soup made from groundnuts/nkate

[@sheenz4963]

I've only tried the Ghanaian one and I love it. Would love to try the other countries version also and learn how to make it 😋😋✊🏾🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Unknown-om4yq]

You can tell the difference in personal taste. Some of y'all forget that not everyone cooks the same, and I don't think anyone is this was really criticising or being mean. Mouna kept saying there should be vegetables, and this is how it is done in her country and that just her personal taste and preference, and I think everyone rated on their preference.

[@Douksmouna]

Absolutely! Thank you 🫶🏾

[@esonomangueestefania-oyana6538]

In Central Africa, we also make peanut butter soup like a soup, a little watery without veggies, I'm always glad to see that even if there are different regions in Africa, we still share the same meals and same culture

[@farimatraore1174]

Mouna made peanut butter stew, make another video and bring her back, people from Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso make peanut butter stew (Maafe). Peanut butter soup and stew are not the same.

[@Douksmouna]

Girl right!! When I was auditioning they said peanut butter sauce so for me automatically it was (maafe) like from Burkina Faso. I only realized they meant soup when I got there🤣 but yess definitely need to be back. Thank you🤍

[@iuaislamf]

When she says it takes a long time to make, in my head I’m thinking like a whole day.. then she goes “1.5-2hrs” 😂

[@yicaschoi]

it actually can take long.

[@TemptressTeelia]

As a Ghanaian- peanut soup is best the next day. The oil settles and it becomes creamier. So it kinda is.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

I wouldn’t use skippy , it has way too much sugar in it, just like Abena said we usually get freshly ground peanut paste from the market but I guess the closest to that would be organic peanut butter with no added sugar

[@soniadaniel6295]

I found a store brand marked Old Fashioned Peanut Butter, only peanuts and salt and I introduced my African co workers to it and they all love it. Our delivery guy has been shipping home to his family in Mali ever since he tried it.

[@ritaaura3505]

As a Ghanaian our food is some of the best food so I’m not surprised Abena won but I’d love to try other west Africans groundnut soups

[@mrsdickerson2018]

All three of these women were absolutely gorgeous ❤🙏🏾 melanin on 10 thousand!

[@chanelm6146]

OMG thank you for including the recipes!!!! I have wanted to recreated several fo the dishes I've seen but didn't know how!!! great epi!

[@Themystergamerr]

I'm Sierra Leonean and do like our soup but i also think it's a good idea to use vegetables other than onions and peppers to up our veggie intake

[@albertzhang5412]

LETS GO, LOVE THEIR ENERGY! Esp you in the denim jacket, your vibe is MOOD !

[@tricia9049]

Maafe is SO DELICIOUS but is much more like a stew than a soup! Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, and Sierra Leone do it just like this! English-speaking West Africa and French West Africa have VERY different approaches to food. We need an unbiased taster familiar with different diaspora cuisine :)

[@Douksmouna]

Yess exactly🫶🏾

[@pawpi2915]

1st one looked so good and the description of it!? Ughhh, I wish I could eat hers.

[@carnettawilliams9013]

We just make pepper soup and add peanut butter. I sometimes add rice or you can eat with boiled sweet plantains. One of my favorite dishes.

[@chighanaiangoddezz]

Eh hehhhhh Ghanafuooooo🇬🇭. We alwayz make our food with juzt enough spice so everyone can enjoy it! Pleaze give me some okra to add

[@lydk2146]

🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@cbwavy]

Maybe its because I'm half Ghanaian, and I have the male version of her name, but Abena got my ♥

[@habiswatchingyou]

my mom makes the peanut soup the same way as mouna’s with cabbage or spinach sometimes minus the other vegetables and it’s delicious. It’s very thick so we don’t eat it often. It’s a sauce/stew in my country not soup.

[@jackiekone3989]

As a Senegalese Liberian, Fufu and Peanut Butter soup is one my favorite African food. Especially Liberian Peanut soup🔥🔥

[@Seii.A1]

Eh heh!!! I know that’s right!!! Lol 🇱🇷👏🏾👏🏾✨

[@dmuse869]

Yes!! We love the recipes at the end of the video!! Thankyou!!❤

[@AviaryAviles159]

From Mexico 🇲🇽, this looks different but delicious

[@truefranck]

I love mole. 😋

[@P1Gman]

I love this so much. My Philipino people make a similar soup called Kare Kare (pronounced ca-de ca-de). My family typically uses pork and tripe. Next time I'm at a Ghanaian restaurant, I'm definitely giving this a try.

[@raphendyraphael1224]

I’m Haitian and the 3rd dish looks and sounds more like Haitian legume but we don’t add peanut butter when making our dish.

[@Crystlstarrlight]

Can Kathy post her recipe please? They had me at spicy , creamy , and peanut butter. Turkey and chicken is a plus.

[@gemgemplayz1940]

They need to try Cameroonian 🇨🇲 groundnut stew!! My mom specifically 😉

[@TheMademoizelcoco]

ya'll please dont be in these comments sounding ignorant. These recipes are ALL AUTHENTIC and you just may not be familiar with other country's version. keep it pushing and no need to bring each other down ooh.

[@Aoanoxi]

I know it's peanut butter soup, but I've never thought to call it that. I love groundnut soup with fufu

[@sriana5136]

I'm Mexican, so I'm not too familiar with Peanut Butter Soup, but it looks so good. Bless yall for providing the recipe, I'm definitely gonna make this tonight!

[@glorybtoGod]

It’s really delicious!! Try it w Rice or Fufu❤️

[@alphacharm]

The win should have went to Kathy no shade to the others. 🇸🇱

[@bigsash4539]

Peanut butter soup is the first African dish I ever tried. A coworker brought some to work and gave me a bowl of the soup with sweet plantain on the side. It’s my favorite African dish! Sooo delicious 😋😋