Cow cod soup

noun KOW KAD SOOP kaʊ kad suːp mild

Also spelled cow-cod-soup, cow cod soup, bull soup

A rich soup made from the bull's genitals ('cod' = the male organ/testicles), boiled long with green bananas, yam, dumplings, and plenty of seasoning. Cow cod soup is eaten by men as a reputed aphrodisiac and 'back-strengthener', in the same tonic tradition as mannish water, and it is talked about with a knowing, joking pride. The strong reputation is as much folklore as fact.

  • Di man dem a nyam cow cod soup fi strength.

    The men are eating cow cod soup for strength.

  • Dem seh cow cod soup good fi di back.

    They say cow cod soup is good for the back (virility).

  • Weekend soup a cow cod soup.

    The weekend soup is cow cod soup.

From 'cow' + 'cod' (male genitals) + 'soup'; a reputed aphrodisiac tonic soup. See [[mannish-water]], [[strong-back]].

Soup from a bull's genitals, eaten as a reputed aphrodisiac/tonic. See [[mannish-water]], [[strong-back]].