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Egusi seeds are used in making egusi soup; the soup is thickened with the seeds. Melothria sphaerocarpa, which egusi seeds are from, grows throughout central to western Africa and is used by different ethnic groups in these regions to prepare the soup, and the origins of the soup are deeply rooted in the Yoruba culinary [6] Egusi soup is a very popular soup in West Africa, with considerable ...
Egusi sauce or egusi soup, prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient. [1] Egusi seeds are the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (squash, melon, gourd) plants. Egusi sauce is common and prevalent across Central Africa as mbíka, and may be served atop rice, cooked vegetables, or grilled meat, such as goat, chicken ...
Melothria sphaerocarpa is a species of melon native from southern Mexico and the Dominican Republic through Central America to tropical South America. It has been introduced to western tropical Africa, [1] where has been known under the synonym Cucumeropsis mannii, and is grown for food and as a source of oil, more often for the seed oil than for the fruit.
Egusi is a Yoruba name and all sources including dictionaries from the 19th century states so. The Yorubas in benin and Togo also eat Egusi and call it Egusi. Egusi has never been Igbo, it has always been a Yoruba name used for the dish eaten across ethnicities in Nigeria. Researcherofgreatness 23:59, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
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The Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) and their country Albania (Shqipëria) have been identified by many ethnonyms.The native endonym is Shqiptar.The name "Albanians" (Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval Greek and Latin documents that gradually entered European languages from which other similar derivative names emerged. [1]
Robert Elsie (June 29, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was a Canadian-born German scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore.. Elsie was a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, [1] being the author of numerous books and articles that focused on various aspects of Albanian culture and affairs.
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