[6] Although ogbono (dika nut) and ugiri, the Igbo name for bush-mango, are very similar indeed and often regarded as equivalents, there is technically a distinction.

Typical seasonings include chiles, onions, bullion cubes (Maggi in the nigerian parlance), and iru (fermented locust beans).

[1] Typical meats include beef, goat, fish,[1] chicken, bushmeat,[7] shrimp, or crayfish.

[8][9] It can be eaten with fufu,[1] semo, wheat swallow, with pounded yam, or the processed and fried garri.

In other countries the soup may be available in packaged prepared form in some markets that specialize in Western African foods.