food
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Exploring West African Cuisine in Tokyo
Can you get Nigerian food in Tokyo? If so, where do you go? Here’s a couple of restaurants in Tokyo where you can find some great Nigerian dishes!
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Igbo Food Map
In this infographic we take a look at two well known foods by Igboid people from different states. (We couldn’t fit everything unfortunately! 😅) 1) Ofe Onugbu Origin: Anambra State Also known as Bitter leaf soup, it’s a tasty healthy soup and one of the most traditional soups in Nigeria. 2) Ofe Akwu Origin: Anambra/Delta…
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Igbo Traditional Yam Curing
Yams of the Dioscorea genus have many distinct compounds within the yam that makes it toxic to humans. These compounds consist of but not limited to: dioscorine, other alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, phenolic acids, tannins, and oxalates. To remove these toxins, which can induce fatal paralysis, the Igbo people developed a “curing” technique. First the yam is boiled…
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