Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

African salad( Abacha)

Image
Abacha and ugba also known as African salad is a cassava based dish from the Igbo tribe of Eastern Nigeria. Abacha is simple dried shredded cassava while ugba on the other hand is fermented African oil bean seed  What is  Abacha made of?Abacha  is made from cassava. The cassava tubes are cooked till done. they sliced with special grater.  the sliced cassava is then soaked in cold water overnight, washed thoroughly and dried under the sun. Nutritional value of Abacha (African salad)African salad is a highly nutritional diet as it contain rich minerals like potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, vitamin A,vitamin C,iron,phosphorous and zinc.as a result of other ingredients added to the salad such as crayfish, fish,meat,ugba,and garden egg.it is rich in protein.
Read more

Pigeon peas or fiofio

Image
 Pigeon peas are a type of legume scientifically called cajunus casun,they belong to the fabaceae family .they are small round to oral mostly cherry red coloured seeds. However they come in other variations like white,brown. They have a mild flavour which makes them perfect for culinary combination. In Nigeria pigeon peas is called fiofio in Igbo, in housa is called waken_masar or waken and otili or otinli in yoruba . Health benefits   of  pigeon peas Pigeon peas is a good source of protein,dietary fiber and various vitamins and minerals They health benefits include Regulate blood pressure Promote growth and development Prevent anemia Promote weight loss Boosts energy Heart health Improve digestion Stone free
Read more