By Charles Okogene
Somi Uranta the boss of a carwash centre that is pioneering the pepper soup carnival, a Nigerian delicacy, has called on anybody who has the expertise to prepare crocodile meat pepper soup to urgently get in touch with him.
Equally, the scholar/entrepreneur who has authored a number of motivational books among, which is the one titled, “A Date with Failure,” has also disclosed that the number one brewing company in Nigeria, Nigeria Breweries Plc, brewers of Star larger beer and others has equally agreed to pick up the sponsorship bill.
Others like cooking spice manufacturers, he said, have also signed up for the carnival that will take place in Ogba ,Lagos state.
“Yes, there are sponsors. Nigerian Breweries, for instance, will host a gala night where our customers will have the opportunity of going home with gift items from the brewing giant. They have also promised to provide other side attractions during the event.
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“We are also in touch with some spices manufacturers who are promising to spice up the event with their spices. The event will also afford businesses the opportunity to advertise their products and services, and to network too.
“It is going to be an evening to remember as plans are underway to make it a hitch-free event,” Uranta said.
He also disclosed that the focus of the carnival is to create a variety of pepper soup tastes from different kinds of fish and meat, spiced with exciting flavors and seasonings under an atmosphere of music, dance and comedy.
“The big idea is to export the unique Naija pepper soup, beginning from Africa and then to the rest of the world. We plan to have at least, 20 or more kinds of pepper soups from different parts of Nigeria on display. For example, there are those who enjoy fish pepper soup, crocodile pepper soup, snail pepper soup, stock fish pepper soup, goat meat pepper soup, assorted, cow tail pepper soup, snake pepper soup and even the famous dog meat which is a very popular pepper soup in many parts of Nigeria.
“And for those who have one cultural inhibition or the other, I wish to assure them that utmost care has been taken to ensure that what they abhor will be far from them. As a matter of fact, the soups would be served in disposable plates and spoons so that they do not have to accidentally eat from a plate used in serving what they forbid,” Uranta concluded.
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