SLC-S31W2 -“My taste, My Culture; Across Borders’’.

Hello friends!

Before we begin, I want to sincerely thank the Steemit team once again for this beautiful privilege. Thank you for creating a space where taste and culture are truly celebrated.

Welcome to Week 2 of this exciting cultural journey: “My Taste, My Culture” (Expressing Culture Through Taste).

🌍 What is this week about? — Across Borders

Last week, we explored foods that reflect our identity and heritage. It was a fulfilling experience seeing the diversity in our cultures.

This week, we go a step further…

👉 We step into another culture through food.

Food is a universal language.
It allows us to experience another people’s tradition, lifestyle, and history—without leaving our homes.

Every culture has a meal that tells a story about:

• Its origin
• Its people
• Its environment
• Its identity

This week is about curiosity, respect, and cross-cultural exploration.

🍲 My Cultural Exploration

I am from the eastern part of Nigeria (Igbo precisely), and for this week’s exploration, I prepared Afang Soup, a rich and nutritious dish from the Efik and Ibibio people of Southern Nigeria (Cross River and Akwa Ibom State).

Afang soup is made from afang leaves and waterleaf, cooked with assorted meats, stockfish, dry fish, periwinkles, and palm oil. It is commonly eaten with swallow like fufu, garri, or pounded yam but can also be eaten with any swallow of choice.

Though this meal is not from my tribe, preparing it helped me understand the culture of the Efik and Ibibio people.

In their culture, this dish represents:

• Abundance – it has rich and diverse ingredients.
• Hospitality – often served to guests and on special occasions.
• Tradition – it’s passed down through generations.

👉 This is more than just a meal—it is a cultural experience across borders.

Poetic Cultural Cliché

Afang Soup: A Green Delight That Carries the Soul of Efik and Ibibio Heritage

Now it’s your turn…

📝 Tasks for the Week

Task 1: Preparation (3 marks)
Prepare a meal that belongs to another culture (not your own).
Show clear steps of your ingredients and cooking process.

Task 2: Cultural Background (2 marks)
Which culture or people does it belong to? What is the origin of the food? What does it represents in their culture, lifestyle and history.

Task 3: Cultural Comparison (2 marks)

Compare this dish with a similar meal from your own culture. What are the similarities and the difference?

Task 4: Cost Breakdown & Presentation (1.5 mark)
List the prices of your ingredients in Steem and Your local currency. Present your dish beautifully with a name tag and selfie.

Challenge Rules

• Please pay attention to the rules and understand what’s required.
• The title of your entry should be| SLC-S31W2-"My taste My Culture (across borders)/ (the name of your dish)!"
• No two participants are allowed to present the same dish. Everyone must create something unique and do not present my own dish either. There are wide variations of food to choose from.
• No appetizers or desserts, cook only main course meals.
• Post your entry in Steem fashion and style community or on your blog!
• Add a poetic cultural cliche about the food you presented (a short cultural/creative expression)
• Use tags as follows; #mtmcs31w2 #culture #steemexclusive #creativity #food #country. You can use #burnsteem25 tag if you have set 25% beneficiary to @null.
• Your word count should be 300 minimum.
• You should check out at least two other users entries to give meaningful feedback and interactions, that way you learn about other users cultures, add the comment links to your post.
• All images must be yours, no sourced images allowed. You can add a video (optional). Plagiarism, AI content will not be accepted.
• Drop the link to your entry in the comment section of this post (mandatory).
• This contest is open from Monday (20:4:2026) 00:00 UTC, and closes at 11:59pm UTC on Sunday (26:4:2026).

At the end of each week, I will choose five (5) top users who have followed the rules. These users will get an upvote from @steemcurator01 as a reward for their effort!

Generally, users may also get a random upvote from SC02. However, receiving an upvote is not guaranteed!

📊 Scoring Pattern

Description	score
Not Powering down	✅
Plagiarism free	✅
Ai check free	✅
Task 1 (Preparation)	3/3
Task 2 (Cultural background)	2/2
Task 3(Cultural Comparision)	2/2
Task 4 (Cost breakdown/presentation)	1.5/1.5
Poetic cliche	0.5/0.5
engagement	0.5/0.5
Compliance to instructions	0.5/0.5
Total	10

🎯 Final Thoughts
This is your chance to travel through food, explore a new culture, and tell a meaningful story. I can’t wait to see what you prepare and the cultures you bring to life through your dishes.