16. Pepper soup

Pepper soup is a light, aromatic broth, not the heavy stew a visitor may expect. Goat, catfish, or chicken simmers with scent leaf and calabash nutmeg until the bowl smells louder than it looks. Night joints sell it in plastic plates. People order it in the rain, or after a long day, and they are not only eating. Tell your guest it is food and medicine at the same time, which is why someone will recommend it for a cold.