Parfait, parfait everywhere from cake parfait, yogurt parfait, garri parfait to ice cream parfait I decided to try it out with pap (akamu). Incorporating pap (akamu) into our daily meal is possible, there are more interesting ways to enjoy it. I looked at some parfait recipe and decided to replace it with pap (akamu) and…
After breastfeeding my baby exclusively for 3 months (exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months recommended), My baby is ready to try something new, I made his first baby cereal pap (akamu) using yellow corn and guinea corn. Then I met with a mother friend who gave me this amazing pap recipe, she told me to add…
Watermelon is a large fruit with a spherical shape. Referred to as a special type of botanical berry called Pepo. Its botanical or scientific name is Citrullus lanatus, species C. lanatus belongs to the Citrullus genus and to the Cucurbitaceae family of plants, all watermelons belong to the same family and genus of plants. It…
Lemon water is the juice of a lemon mixed with water. It’s served hot or cold and is generally not sweetened, It all depends on your own personal preferences. Some people have it as a daily routine while others keep a bottle of it on the desk to sip on throughout the workday, Whichever way…
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 growing process of the Ugu plant, The seed is nowhere in the picture aside from the…
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 popular Pumpkin (ukboghuro). Its other names are Fluted Gourd, Sokoyokoto in Yoruba, Kabewa in Hausa and Ikong-Ubong in Efik. The botanical…
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 Vulgare) and millet (Pennisetum Glaucum). All three grains mixed together to make another Variety of pap. Although pap is known to be made from…
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 Hausas. It is a widely cultivated crop throughout the whole world. Corn (Maize) with origin from Mexico was introduced into…
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 used to make Guinea Corn Pap and Millet Pap. The grains are also mixed together to make pap….
The parts of a corn plant are: Tassel Leaves Stalk (Stem) Ear Cob Kernel Silk Husk Shrank Brace roots Roots The regular roots Nodal roots How Reproduction takes place in the part of a corn plant