Ila Alasepo (Yoruba style mixed Okra Soup) Ila is the Yoruba word for Okra, and Asepo means “To cook together”; ila Alasepo is mixed okra soup. In regular Yoruba style, okro is typically served with stew. The fact that the ingredient that would normally go into the stew goes into the soup itself makes this a “lesser’ soup for the affluent Yoruba folk. Ila alasepo according to my grandma is something you cook when you are out of money. The determining factor for a great okro soup is the level of viscosity (how much it draws), this is why akaun is added. On the nutrition scale: okra is rich in Fibre, protein, Vitamins k/c, Folate and Magnesium. I turned this soup into a “rich” soup by making use of a wide variety of proteins. Ingredients: Precooked meat – 2 cubs Smoked fish – 2 pieces (washed and pulled) Fresh or dried prawns – 1 cup 3 cups beef stock or water * ½ teaspoon cooking potash (Kaun) or Baking...