Soups
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Herbs, Seeds and Roots Used in Cooking Nigerian Foods
hours to soften the coats, then pounded and washed several times to remove the broken shells. The kernels are boiled to form a paste which is then fermented. Resulting in a very strong-smelling grayish product. This is sold in the markets fresh by the spoonful or in flat dried paties, black in colour. Oil bean seeds: Pentaclethra (common name: African oil bean : ibo: agiri) in the eastern part of Nigeria, particularly, the seeds of the African oil bean are commonly fermented and slivered for addition to pottages and stews to which they add texture, protein and oil. Other foods prepared in a similar way and used as a substitute for oil bean include egusi fruits and upko seeds. The processed oil beans or substitutes can be purchased from. Ibo food traders seasonally in the market. Â Sesame seeds (Benne-seed) Nigeria is one of the largest world produces of benne-seed. It is. However, seldom seen in markets outside of the central regions where it is grown. In these areas it is consumed in large quantities, just as egusi seeds are used elsewhere, and it can substituted for them in these recipes. Its nutritional value is similar to egusi. Benne- seed can also be used in breads and sweets. Â Â Â Â Â Â ÂPages: 1 2 3 [4]