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Ugali and sukuma wiki A bundle of sukuma (collard greens) Sukuma wiki is an East African dish made with collard greens, known as sukuma, cooked with onions and spices. [1] It is often served and eaten with ugali (made from maize flour). [1] In Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and other parts of East Africa, colewort are more commonly known by their ...
The term colewort is a medieval term for non-heading brassica crops. [2] [3]The term collard has been used to include many non-heading Brassica oleracea crops. While American collards are best placed in the Viridis crop group, [4] the acephala (Greek for 'without a head') cultivar group is also used referring to a lack of close-knit core of leaves (a "head") like cabbage does, making collards ...
African nightshade is an erect dicot with many branches, growing 0.5 to 1.0 m (1 ft 8 in to 3 ft 3 in) high. [4] The plant has thin, oval leaves which are about 15 cm (6 in) in length and purplish in colour. [4]
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. (Mahyco) is an agricultural company based in India and a major producer of seeds. As of 2015, the company also operates in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Bangladesh, with plans for expansion into Africa. [1] The company produces seeds for cotton, wheat, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, maize oilseeds and vegetables ...
Staples such as maize, beans, and rice are commonly consumed along with dishes like Ugali ( a maize-based porridge) and sukuma wiki ( a dish made from collard greens). The coastal areas of East Africa, particularly along the Swahili coast, feature seafood and curries seasoned with spices such as cardamom and cloves, a direct influence of Indian ...
The founder of the company, Mr Rijk Zwaan, came from a family of seed growers and seed traders living in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen, which evolved into a centre for the seed production industry in the late nineteenth century. In 1924 Zwaan opened a shop selling seeds on the street called Zwaanshals in Rotterdam. In order to select plants ...
Voacanga africana is a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) tall with a spreading crown. The leaves are in opposite pairs, dark glossy green above and paler green below. The white or yellow flowers are in small bunches borne either in leaf axils or at the end of shoots.
It is appropriate that the title of this section has a question mark. As a matter of fact, I would like to know in which parts of East Africa the name sukuma wiki is used for collards. In all the places where I have been, the name is used for the kale varieties grown here. Collards are called spinachi. Dogo 17:08, 18 February 2020 (UTC)