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    Egusi, also spelled egushi (Yoruba: Ẹ̀gúṣí), are the protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which, after being dried...
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    Egusi sauce or egusi soup, traditionally egusi or obe egusi in Yoruba, is a culinary sauce prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient. Egusi seeds...
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    "Nigerian Egusi Soup". Precious Core. Retrieved 2022-05-10. Lete, Nky Lily (2013-06-25). "Nigerian Egusi Soup - Obe Efo elegusi : How to cook Egusi Soup"...
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    of Nigeria). Some notable Yoruba food includes Ọ̀fadà, Àsáró, Mọ́í Mọ́í, Ẹ̀gúsí soup, Àbùlà, Àkàrà, Ilá Alásèpọ̀, and Ẹ̀fọ́ rírò with Òkèlè. Some Yoruba...
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    Okun, Edo, Benue and Ekiti in Nigeria, among others. It can be served with egusi soup, jute leaves soup (ewedu), stewed spinach (efo riro) or okra soup,...
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    stewed vegetables or other sauces such as gbẹ̀gìrì, ofe akwu (banga soup) or egusi soup. In West Africa, there two types of garri, the white and yellow; the...
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    lerotse melon Egusi – fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (melon, squash, gourd) plants. Egusi soup is thickened with egusi. Egusi sauce is...
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  • corn porridge: ‘This morning I ate akara and akamu.’ akpu, banga, eba, egusi, ogbono, tuwo: ‘soup’ (in various Nigerian languages), as in: ‘Any time...
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    soup made with a mix of Efo and Egusi, its also just called Egusi. Egusi with Ewedu, this is a soup made from Egusi cooked with Ewedu. Groundnut soup...
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  • Efo Riro, Egusi soup, Ofada sauce, Ayamashe, Buka stew, Obe ata, Ila Asepo, etc.[citation needed] Irú pẹ̀tẹ̀ is used in making ewedu and egusi soup. During...
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    are used as a culinary fruit (e.g., to make a distinctive fruit drink). Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The...
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    Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa – egusi melon Citrullus naudinianus (Sond.) Hook.f. Citrullus rehmii "Citrullus...
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    melon, (native name in Turkey) colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny plant native to...
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    part of a meal with soups and sauces. Some of these include okra soup, egusi soup, vegetable soup, afang soup, banga soup and bitter leaf soup. Similar...
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    crayfish. For individual preferences, Ogbono soup can be cooked together with Egusi, it can also be cooked together with Okra. These methods are likely ways...
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    traced 6,000-year-old watermelon seeds found in the Libyan desert to the Egusi seeds of Nigeria, West Africa. Watermelons were domesticated in north-east...
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    Its common names include egusi in Yoruba, 'egwusi in Igbo and agushi in Hausa. Vernacular names for this crop include egusi-itoo. In English it is known...
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  • Ijebu is a flavoring made of fermented oil seeds, such as sesame seeds or egusi seeds. The process and product are similar to iru or douchi. Its smell is...
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    water leaf. Some ingredients used in making the soup include palm oil, egusi balls (mgbam), crayfish and seasoning cubes. Okazi soup can be eaten with...
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    cassava. Requiring several days to make, akpu is a wet paste often eaten with egusi soup. Akpu is traditionally made by peeling and washing raw cassava until...
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  • achara is an Igbo soup made mainly from Achara (Elephant grass) and mgbam (egusi balls). Ofe In the language refers to soup. The soup is from Abia state...
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    in Nigeria where it serves as a flavor and fish in the many soups like Egusi, Edikaikong, Ofe nsala, Afang, Ukazi, Oha, Efo Riro, Okra, etc., that are...
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    difficult reservations. Example dishes include their short rib pastrami suya, egusi dumplings, and their braised oxtails. Tatiana was included in The New York...
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  • yam), eba, fufu, amala, lafun, semo and pupuru. Iyan (pounded yam), with Egusi soup Yoruba fufu Amala topped with Ewedu Eba Semo Lafun in soup Pupuru "Up...
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  • of Nigeria, the soup is made up of dry pawpaw flakes, palm oil, beef and egusi. The soup is common to the Tiv tribe of Benue state whose slogan is "Food...
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  • 38% Watermelon seed 0.33% Viburnum opulus 0.24-0.33% Citrullus lanatus (egusi melon) Pumpkin flower 205 ppm, pumpkin seed 472 ppm Black soldier fly Hermetia...
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    vigorón Niger: dambou Nigeria: tuwon shinkafa, Jollof rice, pounded yam and egusi soup North Macedonia: tavče gravče Norway: fårikål Oman: shuwa Pakistan:...
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    including: Chinese chestnut Japanese chestnut Sweet chestnut Chilean hazel Egusi and other squash and melon seeds, including: Colocynth Malabar gourd Pepita...
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    Ghana, are a popular vegetable for local sauces such as palaver sauce and egusi/agushi stew. It is also commonly consumed in Guinea and parts of Senegal...
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    known as iyan (pounded yam) which is eaten with traditional sauces such as egusi and palm nut soup.[citation needed] Another method of consumption is to...
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