
Okpa: The Nigerian Prince That Stole My Heart(And Self Control)
The first time I had okpa, I saw the light. Not that dim, flickering one NEPA gives us before taking it five seconds later — no.I mean the bright, heavenly kind, like when the skies part and you hear the voice of your Heavenly Father saying , “My child, you have arrived.”It was wrapped in a leaf, hot, with a vegetable I know is not ugu peeking through like tiny whispers of excellence.No, I don’t think I’m being dramatic right now.I took one bite, and just like that, I was in love. The kind of lo...