Now in this article we’ll be looking at the Ugu seed, In the previous article we looked at the Ugu leaf. Ugu seed called Mkpuru Ugu and the pod called Ogbo Ugu in igbo, At the start of the...
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Ugu as it is called in South Eastern Nigeria is a well known vegetable grown in Nigeria and other West African countries. It's called Fluted Pumpkin in English which is very different from the...
Pap is a semi-liquid food, taken by both adults and babies. Made from one of the world’s most popular cereal grain corn/maize (Zea Mays) Other grains used are guinea corn/sorghum (Sorghum...
Corn (Maize): Simple Facts, Uses, and Benefits You Want To Know
Corn known as maize with botanical name Zea Mays, In Nigeria different ethnic groups have a name for the crop, it is called Oka by the igbo’s, Agbado by the Yoruba,s and Masara by the...
Pap (Akamu) is a popular meal in Nigeria. Also known as Akamu the south east, in the south west as Ogi and in northern Nigeria as Koko. Pap is made from corn, Guinea Corn and Millet are...
The parts of a corn plant are: Tassel The tassel located at the top of a matured corn (maize) plant, comes up full after all the leaves are grown. A tassel is the male part of a corn...