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"West African Soups: When Chicken Noodle Gets Boring"
"West African Soups: When Chicken Noodle Gets Boring"
We fell hard for Nigerian-born New Yorker 'Yemisi Awosan and her line of West African soups and stews.
We fell hard for Nigerian-born New Yorker 'Yemisi Awosan and her line of West African soups and stews.
Pepper Soups for Chilly Nights - satisfying on their own… also take to creative enhancements.
Pepper Soups for Chilly Nights - satisfying on their own… also take to creative enhancements.
The soups are also great as sauces. I love all of them, but the Egunsi soup is my absolute favorite
The soups are also great as sauces. I love all of them, but the Egunsi soup is my absolute favorite
Egunsi Foods has the jarred soups we've been wishing for.
Egunsi Foods has the jarred soups we've been wishing for.
People Are Loving Our West African Soups
“Wow, this exceeded my expectations. I thought, how flavorful could a "tomato soup" really be? This was incredibly flavorful with a deeply satisfying and comforting spice profile. I had this with homemade olive sourdough, a great combo.”
“The groundnut soup is delicious, just the correct spiciness. I look forward to trying all the other soups!”
“I can not get enough of these delicious West African soups. I’d never had West African food before. Now I have it about once a week!"
West African Food Everyone Can Enjoy
Egunsi Foods is proud to bring West African flavors to your table with options for every diet that your taste buds will love.
All Natural
Our soups and sauces are preservative-free and made with fresh, local ingredients. That means you’re getting all the flavor without any of the additives.
Vegan
Our vegan products are made from 100% plant-based ingredients. This means a lower environmental impact, and more veggies in your diet. What’s not to love?
Gluten Free
Our products are grain-free, meaning they’re gluten-free, too. The bases for our soups are made with real vegetables, no flours or fillers.
Dairy Free
Our soups and sauces do not contain any dairy ingredients, and are therefore 100% dairy-free. The creaminess of our soups comes from the beans and the cooking techniques we use - all plant-based!
Some of Our West African Soups and Sauces Customers Are Loving
West African Food In A Snap!
Browse Our Recipes For A Taste Of West African Food
Discover new and creative ways to use your egunsifoods products -- they'll be your new home kitchen heroes!
Frequently Asked Questions
Because our soups are perishable, shipping them safely requires insulated packaging, dry ice, and fast delivery — all of which make Direct to Consumer sales expensive.
Since launching our CPG line over eight years ago, we’ve focused on expanding into retail so customers can find our products more easily and at better prices. While retail growth has been slow, we’ve continued to sell online to meet demand — even at a loss.
We’ve now shifted our strategy to partner with retailers and online platforms that make it easier and more affordable for you to enjoy Egunsi Foods. For example, you can order our soups on Marley Spoon Marketplace for $35.96 (4-pack) compared to $69.99 on our site. This allows us to cut out extra costs and pass the savings on to you. Check out the link here to learn how to shop our products on Marley Spoon.
Also if you’d like to see our products in local stores, please fill out our Product Request Form — it truly helps!
Once you subscribe to Marley Spoon, head to their Marketplace section — that’s where you’ll find Egunsi Foods soups available for purchase. You can order just our soups or mix and match with any of Marley Spoon’s Meal Kits, Prepared Meals, or Marketplace items. All ingredients for your selected dishes are conveniently included in your box.
Yes, a Marley Spoon subscription is required and it’s free. However, you don’t have to order their meal kits or prepared meals — you can just shop the items in their Marketplace section, where Egunsi Foods soups are available, or mix and match with other Marley Spoon offerings.
Meet our founder
‘Yemisi is a Nigerian-born, New England-raised New Yorker, and the founder of Egunsi Foods — a Harlem, New York-based culinary brand highlighting West African culture through the region’s most beloved, classic flavors. ‘Yemisi moved to the US from Nigeria as a teenager, attended UMass Amherst, and after graduating, began a corporate career in retail buying and financial planning in NYC. Throughout her schooling and early career, ‘Yemisi found joy while hosting dinner parties for her friends, featuring her favorite West African dishes — which soon turned
into pop-up events, corporate and private catering gigs. In 2015, ‘Yemisi decided to make her passion project a full-time career, and left her job as a financial planner to launch Egunsi Foods. After several years of careful development and market research through personal chef work, and multiple corporate catering contracts, ‘Yemisi debuted her first line of refrigerated, packaged West African soups at Whole Foods Market Harlem in 2017.
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