Peppersoup Spice
Our peppersoup spice is the exact blend we grind in-house for the Chipat Bar Ikoyi kitchen. We are packaging it for the first time, and you can join the waitlist below to get it before anyone else.
Last updated: 29 June 2026
What's in our peppersoup spice
Peppersoup spice is not one ingredient. It is a blend of five aromatics, each one toasted and ground fresh, each one carrying its own weight in the broth. Get the balance wrong and the broth tells on you, which is why we listed the mistakes that ruin pepper soup.
The smoky base
A woody, resinous anchor, toasted before grinding for a deeper aroma that you smell before you taste.
The sharp note
A quiet warmth at the back of the tongue that keeps the broth from ever tasting flat.
The warm rounder
Nutty and warm, it smooths the edges and ties the bolder flavours together.
The bright lift
A floral, citrus top note with an ancestral heat that scotch bonnet alone cannot match.
Who it's for and how to use it
This spice is for the home cook who wants Lagos-bar pepper soup without sourcing six different market spices and toasting each one by hand.
Use one to two teaspoons per pot. It works with catfish, goat meat, chicken, turkey, and assorted meat. Add it early so the aromatics open up as the broth simmers.
It also lifts beyond pepper soup. Stir it into stews, rub it on grilled fish, or season yam porridge. Wherever you want that warm, smoky Nigerian depth, a spoon goes a long way.
Join the launch waitlist
Be first to know when our peppersoup spice is ready. Waitlist members get the launch price before anyone else.
Where to buy pepper soup spice
Until our jars are ready, your best bet is a Nigerian market. Mile 12 in Lagos, Ogbete in Enugu, or the spice section of any major South East market. The women who sell these spices know exactly what each one does. Tell them what you are cooking and they will blend it for you.
Outside Nigeria, African grocery stores in London, Houston, Atlanta and Toronto usually stock pre mixed pepper soup spice. It is not the same as fresh ground, but it will get you close.
Whichever route you take, buy the spices whole and toast them before grinding. Pre ground blends lose their aroma in the packet, and the aroma is most of the work. Our pepper soup ingredients list names every spice, with pictures.
Peppersoup spice questions
Is the peppersoup spice for sale yet?
Not yet. We are still packaging it. Join the waitlist and we will message you the moment the first batch is ready to buy.
How much will the peppersoup spice cost?
Pricing is not final because we are still finalising the jar size and packaging. Waitlist members get the launch price first, before anyone else.
Do you ship the spice outside Lagos?
We deliver hot food across Lagos today. For the packaged spice, we plan to ship nationwide in Nigeria at launch. Tell us your city on the waitlist so we can plan delivery.
How is this different from store-bought pepper soup spice?
Most shelf blends are mass-ground and stale by the time you buy them. Ours is the same blend we grind in small batches for the Chipat Bar kitchen in Ikoyi, toasted fresh, no fillers.