Archives Tag: African Oil Bean
Recipe for Ugba Salad
April 19, 2022
On our menu today is ugba salad. This meal is indigenous to Imo State but it has become so popular that it is served in most restaurants within the country. It’s obvious from the name that the primary ingredient for this food is ugba. Ugba, known in some part of Igboland as akpaka is African … Continue reading Recipe for Ugba Salad
South Eastern Delicacies: Origin of the Nigerian Food, Ugba Salad
April 19, 2022
Ugba or ukpaka is the local name for fermented African oil bean. The African oil bean tree grows approximately 6 metres in girth and 21 metres in height. The tree is low branched; it has low wide buttresses and an open crown that allows light to penetrate under its canopy. The glossy brown seeds are … Continue reading South Eastern Delicacies: Origin of the Nigerian Food, Ugba Salad
