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Pounded Yam & Egusi

↳ from Yorubaland, Nigeria

Smooth pounded yam with a thick soup of ground melon seeds and leaves, an iconic Nigerian meal.

History

Yam is sacred to the Yoruba and Igbo. The new yam festival (Iri Ji) is still celebrated every August.

Ingredients

  • Yam
  • Egusi (melon seeds)
  • Palm oil
  • Spinach or bitterleaf
  • Meat and fish
  • Crayfish
  • Chilli

How it's made

  1. Peel and boil yam
  2. Pound with a mortar and pestle until stretchy
  3. Fry egusi paste in palm oil
  4. Add stock, meat and leaves
  5. Eat balls of pounded yam dipped in the soup

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