Archives Tag: Ugba
Video Of The Week: How To Make African Salad (Abacha)
April 19, 2022
African Salad, popularly called Abacha, is a special salad delicacy, which originates from the Eastern part of Nigeria. This delicacy does not require cooking, making it easy to prepare. Read more about Video of the week Also, it is highly nutritious comprising additives such as Ukazi, which is good for digestive health; Ugba, fermented sliced … Continue reading Video Of The Week: How To Make African Salad (Abacha)
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
Recipe For Nkwobi
April 19, 2022
On our menu today is the culinary delight, nkwobi. Nkwobi is a popular meat sauce found in most bars and local restaurants in different parts of Nigeria. Cow leg is the main ingredient for this meal. The best accompaniment for Nkwobi is a chilled drink. This spicy meal is best served warm in a mini … Continue reading Recipe For Nkwobi
Recipe for Isi Ewu
April 19, 2022
Isi ewu is an Igbo delicacy that looks like nkwobi. Both are different. Well, except for the principal ingredient (cow leg in nkwobi, goat head in isi ewu), the ingredients and method of preparation of both meals are the same. They are both served in a small wooden mortar called okwa. Isi ewu is a comfort … Continue reading Recipe for Isi Ewu
Recipe for Abacha
April 19, 2022
On our menu, today is Abacha, a well-loved local delicacy in Igboland. (Well, this food also shares the same spelling as the name of the infamous late Nigerian dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha.) Abacha is also called African Salad; this meal can be served as an appetizer or a main dish. It is a ceremonial food … Continue reading Recipe for Abacha
Did You Know? Some Natural Preservation Techniques For Food Items
April 19, 2022
Did you know that you can preserve a lot of your food items naturally without putting them in a fridge. Stockfish Did you know you can preserve your dry stockfish by storing it with dry pepper? Pepper has a strong choking flavour that prevents bugs and other arthropods from destroying your stockfish. To preserve your … Continue reading Did You Know? Some Natural Preservation Techniques For Food Items
By chinwe
Ugba/Ukpaka Sauce
April 19, 2022
Ugba (aka ukpaka) sauce is a delicacy enjoyed by the Igbo people of Nigeria. The meal is simply shredded oil bean produced by natural fermentation. It is usually eaten alongside abacha, nkwobi and isi ewu or added to soups. In this recipe, however, it is the main ingredient. Ingredients 200g of ugba/ukpaka 4 pieces of garden egg One medium sized smoked … Continue reading Ugba/Ukpaka Sauce
By amarachi
Recipe For Ukana/Ugba Sauce
April 19, 2022
African oil bean seed is an excellent source of energy, protein, amino acids, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamins, calcium, manganese and copper. It also contains phytonutrients, such as tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, sterols, glycosides and saponins. African oil bean seed, popularly called Ukpaka/Ugba by the Igbo, Apara by the Yoruba, and Ukana by the Efik, is a nutrient-packed natural … Continue reading Recipe For Ukana/Ugba Sauce
By amarachi
