Bonga Fish Fillet is used in preparing Ogbono and other fish meals. It is high in many important nutrients including protein, iodine and various vitamins and minerals
This bitter sweet vegetable is often used as a local spice and vegetable for food preparations such as; abacha, nkwobi, unripe plantain porridge, ugba (oil bean delicacy), local soups such as nsala (white soup), meat pepper soup, yam porridge and salads.
Samis Egusi is a wild member of the gourd family, with very dry skin and bitter flesh. It looks the same as watermelon seeds but taste quite differently. They are extremely nutritious- high in protein and oil. They are often use in West Africa as thickening agent in soups, and add depth to most meals
Also referred to as wil African Mango seed, ground ogbono is used in preparing ogbono soup also know as Apon to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Ogbona soup is best enjoyed with Pounded yam, amala or fufu.
Cocoyam soup is a special type that is prepared with edible cocoyam powder or fresh cocoyam. It is one of the soups adored by Igbos and majorly prepared on special occasions. Cocoyam powder can be used to prepare bitter leaves, oha or acts as a thickener to other ethnic soups.
Leaf(Gnetum Africanum) is used for cooking Afang soup and Okazi/Ukazi Soup. The leaves are tough(hard) and glossy and looks more like the leaves of an orange tree. It doesn’t really have a distinctive smell,but it has a slightly bitter taste. Some people add it to egusi soup and other vegetable soups.
Whole Dried Crayfish Cray fish make great cuisines. Add some dried cray fish to your dishes and confess to the transformation in taste, aroma and flavour.
Also referred to as wil African Mango seed, ground ogbono is used in preparing ogbono soup also know as Apon to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Ogbona soup is best enjoyed with Pounded yam, amala or fufu.