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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 [4] Egusi soup is a very popular soup in West Africa, with considerable ...
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 seeds without shells Egusi soup atop a dish, with pounded yam (upper left) Egusi sauce or egusi soup, traditionally egusi or obe egusi in Yoruba, is a culinary sauce 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: soup made of thickened melon seeds and leaf vegetables. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Ewedu soup : made from cooked and grated Corchorus leaves with or without a small quantity of egusi and/or locust beans.
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...
Delightfully chewy gnocchi, often made with potatoes, is considered both a type of pasta and a type of dumpling — depending on who you ask. Can it also be a healthier, more nutritious ...
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Egusi soup: Nigeria: A stew mainly consisting of egusi. Ekwang: Cameroon/Nigeria: A dish of grated cocoyams wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked in a spicy stew. [2] [3] Eru soup: Cameroon: A stew made with finely sliced Gnetum africanum (eru) leaves cooked with waterleaf and red palm oil. Usually eaten with waterfufu, a type of fufu made from ...